Vocabulary
What does droll mean?
Amusingly odd or comical
Explain how a round character differs from a flat one
Round = complex and realistic; Flat = simple and predictable
What tragic event happens after the first wish in The Mokey´s Paw?
Herbert dies in an accident at work.
What is a thesis statement?
The main idea or argument of an essay, usually found at the end of the introduction.
What is the structure of the present perfect tense?
Has/have + past participle.
What does solicitously mean?
Showing care or concern
Identify the metaphor: “He lived a year in a minute.”
Compares a moment of fear to a long, intense time
What type of irony is shown when the hunter becomes the hunted in The Most Dangerous Game?
Situational irony
Correct this sentence: the dog ran fast he was late for dinner
The dog ran fast because he was late for dinner.
Change this sentence to passive voice: “The teacher corrected the test.”
“The test was corrected by the teacher.”
What is aghast?
This adjective means “shocked or horrified.”
What is this an example of :
“Nory was a Catholic because her mother was a Catholic, and Nory’s mother was a Catholic because her father was a Catholic, and her father was a Catholic because his mother was a Catholic, or had been.”
repetition
What causes the narrator to confess at the end of the story?
He hears the beating of the old man’s heart (a hallucination from guilt)
In which situation should you use quotation marks?
When writing someone’s exact words or a short quote.
Choose the correct preposition: “She lives ___ Mexico.”
“in”
Use profound, tangible, and coherent in one sentence.
e.g., His speech was profound, coherent, and full of tangible examples.
Why is the “vulture eye” in The Tell Tale Heart an example of foreshadowing?
It shows the reason behind the murder before it happens.
What does the conversation between Rainsford and Whitney foreshadow?
The idea that animals feel fear—and that Rainsford will feel it too
Fill in the blank: She spoke with great ___ (confident).
Confidence
Write an example of the subjunctive mood.
“I wish I were taller.” / “If I were you, I’d study more.”
Explain: Why might a “hasty” decision lead to an “absurd” result?
Because rushing can cause poor reasoning or mistakes
The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work.
personification
What does the heart in The Tell tale Heart symbolize in the story?
Guilt and the narrator’s conscience
Change the noun success into an adjective.
Successful
Change this sentence to reported speech: “He said, ‘I will call you tomorrow.’”
He said he would call me the next day.