Random Vocab
willful, stubborn
What is headstrong?
"He is a rose in a garden of weeds."
What is a metaphor?
poetry with no regular rhyme or meter
What is free verse?
Holmes' arch-nemesis, the ultimate reason for his defeat
Professor Moriarty
the main character, generally the "good guy" of the story
Who is the protagonist?
to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feelings
What is numb?
"The bumbling barber had a bite."
What is alliteration?
descriptive language which paints a mental picture by appealing to the five senses
What is imagery?
The client in "The Five Orange Pips" whose family has a dark history in connection with the KKK
John Openshaw
The speeches of characters, usually of more than one character on stage
What is dialogue?
to cause to become flexible
What is limber?
I heard the pan sizzling from the kitchen.
What is onomatopoeia?
the pattern of beats in a line of poetry
What is meter?
Dr. Roylott's niece from "The Speckled Band," the character who is afraid she will be next
Helen Stoner
characters who undergo some type of dramatic change throughout the play
What are dynamic characters?
a first public appearance; an entrance into society
What is a debut?
The Garden of Eden was not as beautiful as the school cafeteria that day.
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem
What is the rhyme scheme?
Sherlock Holmes' long time housekeeper and servant
Mrs. Hudson
An instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting
What are stage directions?
to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
What is to reminisce?
I couldn't help it; the pool was beckoning me, and I had to accept the call.
What is personification?
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem
From "The Red-Headed League," the client who gets caught in a con
Jabez Wilson
An actor speaking one’s thoughts aloud when no one else is around or listening
What is a soliloquy?