The amontillado! The amontillado!
What is The Cask of Amontillado?
He tried to mug an elderly lady on her way home from work.
Who is Roger?
"The Cossack was that cat; he was the mouse." This is an example of a/an
What is a metaphor?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution
What are the elements of PLOT?
Hook, Bridge, Summary, and Thesis
What are the four elements of an introductory paragraph?
"If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess?"
What is The Rules of the Game?
Dresses like a fool and is played like a fool.
Who is Fortunato?
"An apprehensive night crawled slowly by." This is an example of...
What is personification?
When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not it is called...
What is dramatic irony?
This is a second noun, presented as a non-essential element, that gives more description/information about the first noun.
What is an appositive?
What is The Most Dangerous Game?
A police officer whose murder will likely never be solved by authorities.
Who is Patrick Maloney?
"The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue." This is an example of a/an
What is a simile?
In "The Most Dangerous Game," good triumphs over evil. What is literary element is this an example of?
What is theme?
The underlined part of the sentence is called:
Now he was on the bridge, hunched over on the bicycle pedaling steadily.
What is a participial phrase?
Instead of calling the police, Mrs. Jones fixes him dinner.
What is "Thank You, Ma'am"
While trapped in the woods, he offers his wine flask to his enemy.
Who is Ulrich von Gradwitz?
"...life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating." This is an example of...
What is alliteration?
One example might be a pilot who is afraid of heights.
What is situational irony?
The underlined part of this sentence includes this writing technique:
Wind whips through my clothes, making the fabric snap.
What are vivid verbs?
"Mine was false! It was worth 500 francs at the most!"
What is "The Necklace"
A brutal man with sharp teeth and blood-red lips.
Who is General Zaroff?
When you cannot trust the narrator telling the story because he/she is insane, he/she is called an...
What is an unreliable narrator?
When a rose represents love in a story.
What is symbolism?
A noun and a participle are put together, with the noun coming first.
What is an absolute or absolute phrase?