Poetry
14 lines, looks like a box, and can be Italian/Petrarchan or English/Shakespearean
What is a "sonnet"?
College buddies of Hamlet that end up dead by the end of the play for spying on him for the king...some friends they are.
Who are "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern"?
This tragedy makes us question whether or not we do have free will as this title character tries and ultimately fails to escape their fate.
Who is "Oedipus"? or What is "Oedipus Rex"?
"When I am in trouble, eating is the only thing that consoles me. Indeed, when I am in really great trouble, as any one who knows me intimately will tell you, I refuse everything except food and drink. At the present moment I am eating muffins because I am unhappy."
Who is "Algernon"?
Matching (on Quizzes) or Multiple Choice
What is "Monday"?
Often used in sonnets or works like The Canterbury Tales, these two successive lines of poetry that rhyme with each other are sometimes called capping or _____(2 words)
What are "capping" or "rhyming couplets"?
Her children's deaths were a means for revenge on this Greek hero, famous for capturing the Golden Fleece.
Who are "Medea" and "Jason"?
Faulkner explores the destructive nature of clinging to the past, the tragic consequences of isolation, and the clash between old traditions and modern progress in this short story.
What is "A Rose for Emily"?
"Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
Who is "Horatio"?
In your response, explain what the message is that the speaker is conveying and how that message is conveyed.
What is "Wednesday" or "Writing Wednesday"?
Sonnets that have an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme are this kind of sonnet, perhaps a favorite by the Brits.
What is "Shakespearean" or "English"?
Standing too close to the hero and being the voice of reason, especially when there is no reason on a tropical deserted island, can get you killed--or, rather, crushed.
Who is "Piggy?"
This satirical play pokes fun at Victorian high society social morays.
What is The Importance of Being Earnest?
“His name was Clifton and he was black and they shot him. Isn’t that enough to tell? Isn’t it all you need to know?”
What is (or Who is) Invisible Man or "the narrator of Invisible Man"?
Spin the wheel!
What is "Friday" or what are "FRQ Fridays"?
Highly structured poem that is made up of five tercets (5 stanzas that are 3 lines each), followed by a quatrain (four lines in a stanza), with two repeating rhymes and two refrains. Total of 19 lines.
What is a "villanelle"?
Don't stand too close to your rebellious sister as she faces consequences for upholding divine law, and definitely don't try to say that you also had a hand in the matter.
Who is "Ismene"?
James Joyce reveals that "psychological paralysis and a fear of the unknown can trap individuals in oppressive circumstances" in this short story.
What is "Eveline"?
“We are forlorn like children, and experienced like old men, we are crude and sorrowful and superficial—I believe we are lost.”
Who is "Paul" or "Paul Baumer"?
Alliteration, allusion, connotation, etc.
What is "Tuesday" or "Lit Term Tuesday"?
Sylvia Plath's "metaphors" is a "riddle in nine syllables" which is one of the many metaphors for
What is "pregnancy"?
Though he is not next to the hero of this novel written in 1928, this character loses his legs, his life, and his boots.
Who is "Kemmerich"?
This short story analyzes the cost of utopia and symbolizes those who refuse to accept injustice and inequality as the necessary price for societal comfort, preferring the unknown over benefiting from another's suffering.
What is "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all. Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
Who is "John Keats" or "Keats"?
Discussion.
What is "Thursday"?