Short Story Q&A
What is Mathilde's husband's job?
what is a minor civil servant at the Ministry of Education?
The zombie ate brains with a ferocious speed.
What is active voice?
Allusion.
What is an expression to call a specific event/person or other thing to mind without mentioning it explicitly?
Define onomatopoeia.
What is a word that describes a sound?
EX. Bam, boom, zap, pow.
True or false: All poems must rhyme.
False.
How many years did Mathilde end up working?
What is 10 years?
Shannon was being stung by wasps.
What is passive voice?
Define versatile.
What is being able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
Define tendency. (Warm-Up Notes)
What is the likelihood to move, think, or act in a certain way?
Define simile.
What are comparisons of two or more things using like or as?
Where did Fortunato and Montressor meet up?
What is the carnival?
Word that typically means a sentence is in passive voice.
What is the word by?
Tell which letter needs to be capitalized."
hello?" Shannon called into the empty house.
What is the H in hello?
Define main character. (Warm-Up Notes)
What is the character whom the story is about?
Define metaphor.
What are comparisons of two or more things using the words are, is, was, and were?
Where was Fortunato left for dead?
What is Montressor's basement?
Define active voice.
What is when the subject actively receives or performs the verb?
EX. Ryan ran to Remington Road.
Tell what this sentence is missing.
The dog ran over the log swiftly
The difference between a dynamic and static character. (Warm-Up Notes)
What is dynamic characters change throughout the story, and static characters do not?
Give an example of personification.
Answers will vary, but must have the following qualities:
Non-human subject given human qualities.
EX. The wind whispered through the trees.
What did Montressor use to trick Fortunato into the basement?
He used an Amontillado by saying that this other wine taster was better than him.
Define passive voice.
What is when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb?
EX. The trash was taken out by Suzy.
Tell what is the form of fastest.
(positive, superlative, or comparitive)
Superlative.
Define parable. (Warm-Up Notes)
What is a short narrative that teaches a lesson?
The poetry equivalent to paragraphs.
What are stanzas?