MR. MULROONEY
The nickname some students use for Mr. Mulrooney
What is Roondog?
The definition of Ancestor
Who is someone from whom you are descended?
The name of Dana's husband in Kindred
Who is Kevin?
A way to describe the attitude of readers
What is lazy?
This kind of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.
What is a simile?
Mr. Mulrooney's age
What is 24?
The definition of Candor
What is the quality of being honest and straightforward?
The head of the fire department in F451
Who is Captain Beatty?
Informs the reader of the subject that will be discussed in the paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
Gives the audience hints or signs about the future
What is foreshadowing?
The teacher who went to college with Mr. Mulrooney
Who is Ms. Canon?
Belonging to a period before a war
What is the definition of antebellum?
In this book they drive an up car
What is Feed?
This is what MLA stands for
What is Modern Language Association?
The definition of Hyperbole
What is a figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme?
The course Mr. Mulrooney will teach in the fall
What is AP Literature?
A deeply stressful or disturbing experience
What is the definition of trauma?
This character says this line in Kindred, "But I'm suppose to be free. I was free. Born free!" (Butler, 157).
Who is Alice?
This means your evidence is closely connected or appropriate to what is being discussed
What is relevant?
A figure of speech that puts together opposite elements
What is an oxymoron?
The type of car Mr. Mulrooney drives
What is a Mazda?
The definition of kindred
What is similar in quality or character?
In what state does Kindred mainly take place?
What is Maryland?
Three parts of argument analysis
Claim, Evidence, and Explanation
The repetition of vowel sounds
What is the definition of Assonance?