Slessor
What is the MOST repeated refrain in William Street?
'You find this ugly, I find it lovely
In Hag-Seed, where does Felix stage his production of The Tempest?
Fletcher Correctional Institute
Which company sponsors See It Now, and what does it eventually do?
Alcoa, which withdraws its sponsorship
How did Ms Murphy pronounce 'Chiaroscuro'
Chia roose icko
What was the classroom code for our Year 11 class?
SC103
Where is 'Beach Burial' set?
El Alamein
What is Felix's last name?
Phillips
Who is David Strathairn?
The actor that plays Edward R Murrow
Repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive lines or clauses.
Anaphora
How long has Ms Murphy been teaching at CGS?
4 years (3 years, 9 months)
What is the final line of 'Out of Time'
A: Birth to be flesh, or funeral, to be ghost.
B: And Time flows past them like a hundred yachts.
C: "The flood, the blade go by - Time flows, not you!"
D: None of the above
B: And Time flows past them like a hundred yachts.
How long is Prospero's exile, and how long is Felix's?
Twelve years in both texts
What does Murrow say television can do if people insist on it, and what is it otherwise?
It can teach, illuminate and inspire; otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box
Term for the set of objects or events that evoke a particular emotion in the reader.
Objective Correlative
What did James, Eric, Phoenix and Jules say to Ms Murphy at the start of each lesson to annoy her?
'Should we have read Brave New World/Hagseed/Tempest yet?'
What is the first line of 'Wild Grapes'?
The old orchard full of smoking air
Which prisoner plays Caliban?
Leggs
There is an intertextual reference to a Shakespeare play in GN&GL. What is the quote and which play does it come from?
'The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars, but in ourselves' - Julius Caesar
What is Synecdoche?
Give an example. 200 for definition 200 for example
a figure of speech that uses a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part
Eg: Nice new wheels!
Which is Ms Murphy's least favourite and favourite Slessor Poem?
200 points each.
Least favourite: Wild Grapes
Favourite: Gulliver
Gulliver the poem borrows its central figure from Gulliver's Travels written by...?
Jonathan Swift
Name the 5 chapters in Hag-Seed. 100 points each
Dark Backward
A Brave Kingdom
These Our Actors
Rough Magic
This Thing of Darkness
What was Annie Lee Moss' job at the time of her accusation of having communist ties?
What is Metonymy? Provide an example?
200 for the definition, 300 for the example
The act of referring to something not by its actual name but by a figurative name or the name of something associated with it.
What does Ms Murphy usually say at the start and end of each lesson?
'Hi team!' 'Bye team'