A Tale of Two Cities
Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities?
Charles Dickens
Who is the author of "The Lottery?"
Shirley Jackson
Which sin did John Proctor admit to committing?
lechery/adultery
What were the witches called?
comaprison without using like or as
metaphor
Which male character dies by guillotine at the end of A Tale of Two Cities?
Sydney Carton
What is the term used to describe children who are sacrificed to the games in The Hunger Games?
tributes
Which term is used to describe the widespread fear and suspicion that swept through the town in The Crucible?
hysteria
Which king does Macbeth have to kill in order to become king himself?
Duncan
The message, moral, or lesson meant to be taken from the text, can apply to more than one text
theme
Who is "the golden thread" of the novel?
Lucie Manette
Who is the person with complete control in the dystopian novel The Hunger Games?
President Snow
Who was crushed to death instead of admitting their guilt or innocence to being involved in witchcraft?
Giles Corey
Which two emotions drive the entire plot of the play Macbeth?
Greed and guilt
How the author feels as portrayed in a poem or pieces of text
tone
Which theme does A Tale of Two Cities share with The Hunger Games and The Crucible?
Sacrifice (for the sake of others)
Who is driving the police car that arrests the main character in "The Pedestrian?"
no one, it drives itself
What is the court afraid John Proctor will try to do when he comes to save his wife?
overthrow the court
What is it called when you are responsible for making something happen?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Who is known for making spooky/creepy poems and stories?
Edgar Allen Poe
According to Charles Dickens, common symbol is replaced by the guillotine during the French Revolution?
the cross
What is one theme shared by 3 dystopian readings we have read this year ("The Lottery," "The Pedestrian," The Hunger Games)?
loss of identity OR what we lose when we conform
John Proctor claims he and Judge Danforth have something in common. What was it?
They are both sinners
Which short story did we read to compare Lady Macbeth's guilt to? *hint* It's the one about the man who cleans.
"The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl"
Which literary term is used to repeat something to emphasize its importance?
repetition