Grammar
What tense is this: "We have had an extraordinary year."
the perfect tense
But no such roses see I in her cheeks
metaphor
The black box, 3 legged stool, pieces of paper
When you do something stupid (according to the story)...
You are pulling a "Charlie Gordon"
What characterizes a sonnet?
14 lines
3 stanzas and one couplet
Whom, who, where, when, that are all..
Relative pronouns/clauses
My mistress; eyes are nothing like the sun
simile
Lottery in June, corn by heavy soon
Justification for the lottery
Charlie is selected as a candidate because of his...
motivation
Who wrote Sonnet 130?
William Shakespeare
I love you, I hate you
is an example of...
comma splice
I grant I never saw a goddess go.
Alliteration
The gathering of stones is an example of
foreshadowing
The first sign of Charlie's increased IQ is...
the improvement in his grammar
Why is Sonnet 130 considered a parody?
Because he makes fun of his mistress for 12 lines and then declares his love
It is often claimed by experts that..
the passive voice
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First the head of household, then the selected family chooses
The intended message of the story is...
Ignorance is bliss OR the dangers of playing God
What is the message of the sonnet?
Society's beauty standards are often unattainable and unfair
If I were you, I would pay close attention.
2nd conditional
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
the dangers of blind allegiance
the theme of The Lottery
Who is the author of Flowers for Algernon?
Daniel Keyes
Name 3 things that Shakespeare compares characteristics of his lover to?
the sun, black wires, coral, roses, goddess