Short Stories
Who does Dr. Watson assist?
Sherlock Holmes
Comparing two ideas or things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Simile
In the novel who represents Tsar Nicholas?
The first ‘book’ ever written, consists of 12 clay tablets
Epic of Gilgamesh
A Japanese 17-syllable poem-set out in a 3 line, 5-7-5 pattern-usually captures a moment in nature
Haiku
Which character in The Adventure of the Speckled Band was killed?
Julia Stoner
Water representing cleanliness is an example of what literary technique?
Symbolism
True or False: the Battle of the Windmill represents the Battle for Berlin
False; it represents the Battle of Stalingrad
The place where the first written language was developed in around 3200 B.C.
Sumer
A 4 line stanza with a pattern of rhyme and rhythm
Quatrain
Georg Znaeym and Ulrich von Gradwitz were characters in which story?
The Interlopers
Projection of characteristics that normally belong only to humans onto inanimate objects/animals
Personification
What was "no animal shall drink alcohol" changed to?
"No animal shall drink alcohol to excess"
Describing something as a “loss,” a “close game” or a “near-win” shows which bias?
Bias by word choice
14 line poem that usually follows a set rhyme scheme and rhythm; abab-cdcd-efef-gg
Sonnet
Which story is set (at times) inside of a submarine?
Gentlemen, Your Verdict
List all 4 main types of conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. God/nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Which characters remains quiet and cynical no matter the changes that he notices?
Benjamin
Grew up with or born into a world of digital technology
Digital Native
A narrative poem, with a song-like form that usually tells a love story, a historical event or a heroic tale
Ballad
What literary genre could Miss Hinch be classified as?
Mystery
A pen name adopted by an author and printed on their works in place of their real name
Pseudonym
What are Boxer's two motto's?
"I will work harder"
"Napoleon is always right"
This technology used a series of ‘dots and dashes’ to communicate a message
Morse Code
A sentence that continues from one line to the next
Enjambment