When Zaroff returns home to eat his meal after Rainsford escaped.
What is falling action.
100
Every choice you make can have an impact on future generations.
What is theme of Sound of Thunder?
100
"He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face--the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat."
What is direct characterization?
100
What does a moot point mean?
What is something that can't be resolved so it is useless to argue about it.
100
"Chip on your shoulder"
What is idiom
200
When we learn how poor Della and Jim are.
What is exposition.
200
Our outward appearances and how we treat others can be very different from our character.
What is theme of Possibility of Evil
200
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.”
This sounds very PEACEFUL
What is mood?
200
Rainsford killed Zaroff because Rainsford slept in his bed.
What is infer?
200
The Sniper murdered his brother.
What is irony?
300
When Miss Strangeworth realizes her roses have been destroyed.
What is resolution?
300
Sometimes the greatest gifts are those given from the heart.
What is theme of Gift of the Magi?
300
The fact that Della can't afford a gift for Jim.
What is conflict?
300
The letters the townspeople are getting from Miss Strangeworth
What is external conflict?
300
“As Jane walked past the box labeled ‘Free Puppies,’ she furtively glanced around her, then gave the box a swift kick.”
What is indirect characterization?
400
Climax of The Sniper
What is when The Sniper kills the enemy sniper?
400
In order to survive, it is vital to keep a clear head.
What is theme in Most Dangerous Game?
400
Della's worry over getting the perfect gift for Jim.
What is internal conflict?
400
The opposing force in a story. What causes problems for our main character.
What is antagonist?
400
When Miss Strangeworth drops the letter and the Harris boy picks it up.
What is suspense?
500
When MME Loisel attends the party...
What is rising action?
500
Write your own thematic statement for The Sniper.
What is ....
500
"Rainsford had dug himself in in France when a second's delay meant death. That had been a placid pastime compared to his digging now."
What is allusion?
500
But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, back along the trail he had come.
What is suspense?
500
Who cares how a jaguar feels?"
"Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney.
"Bah! They've no understanding."
"Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."