Vocabulary
This word means to lack confidence or trust in someone.
What is mistrust?
This is the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
A speaker says the opposite of what is intended. Name the type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
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What are compassionate and firm?
Identify the noun: 'Roger carried the bag.'
What is bag (or Roger, a proper noun)?
An ingenious person is best described by these two qualities.
What is Creative and Clevor?
These are the feelings or associations suggested by a word.
What is connotation?
The outcome is different from what is reasonably expected. Name the type.
What is situational irony?
Roger's struggle to decide whether to trust Mrs. Jones is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
Identify the action verb: 'Daedalus carefully built the wings.
What is built?
This suffix means 'capable of being' and appears in understandable.
What is -able?
Choose the more positive word: stubborn or determined.
What is determined?
What is dramatic irony?
Daedalus's warning about flying too high and too low is an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
Identify the adjective and adverb: 'The clever inventor worked carefully.'
What are clever and carefully?
A barren landscape is likely to have this appearance.
What is empty or lacking growth?
A writer changes cramped to cozy. Explain how the reader's impression changes.
What is a more positive or welcoming impression?
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What is situational irony, because the outcome is unexpected for an expert?
Explain how the island setting influences the plot of The Flight of Icarus.
What is that the island's isolation motivates Daedalus to seek an escape through the air?
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What is near the doorway?
What are intense worry or fear and great joy or excitement?
Explain how curious and nosy can have similar denotations but different connotations.
What is that both describe interest, but nosy suggests intrusive interest while curious is more positive or neutral?
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Answers vary. The audience must know important information that a character does not.
Compare one lesson from Thank You, M'am with one lesson from The Flight of Icarus.
What is that compassion and trust can encourage positive change, while ignoring wise advice and limitations can lead to serious consequences?
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What are adjective, noun, adverb, verb, and adjective?