Literary Devices/Plot
Which plot term is when we learn background information, setting, time, place, etc.?
What is the exposition?
Define symbolism.
What is any object, person, place, or action that has meaning that stands for something bigger than itself?
How should you always begin your sentences?
What is with a capital letter?
Who is the author of the Odyssey?
Who is Homer?
Which god was considered the messenger god?
Who is Hermes?
Describe the TWO conflicts taking place in this quote from a short story: "While the two men were arguing, the aggressive winds had pulled a tree from its roots and onto the two men."
What is man vs. man AND man vs. nature?
What is the main theme in "Pancakes"?
What is the idea that life does not need to be perfect?
Where does the colon belong in the following sentence?: These friends chose to stay an extra day on vacation Sam, Julie, Sophia, Nicki, and Mackenzie.
What is in between 'vacation' and 'Sam'?
What was happening BEFORE the Odyssey epic poem started?
What is the Trojan Wars?
This is the god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
Which kind of characterization is this quote?: "Since I was dreaming I brought Mom and Dad back to life... Mom could back some more chocolate cakes and Dad would drive the pickup out early to feed the cattle."
What is indirect characterization?
According to Rainsford, what are the two classes the world is made up of?
What is the hunters and the hunted?
Which grammatical mark is used to signify an interruption?
What is a dash?
What is the name of the one-eyed monster Odysseus and his men encounter?
Who is Polyphemus?
Which god would make weapons for the other gods and goddesses?
Which figurative language device is the following quote?: "The world is your oyster!"
What is a metaphor?
How does "The Most Dangerous Game" end?
What is by Rainsford killing Zaroff in his bed?
Name ONE of the basic comma rules.
What is To set off nonessential clauses, To set off sentence interrupters, To separate joined sentences, To set apart a series of words being presented as a group, or To set off introductory sentence parts?
What is this quote an example of?: "like a shipwright drills his beam with a shipwright's drill, that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl and the drill keeps twisting, never stopping – so we seized our stake with it fiery tip and bored it round and round in the giant's eye."
What is an epic simile?
When Miss King taught at Holy Name, what grade levels did she teach?
What are Freshmen and Juniors?
What is the definition of an allusion?
What is referencing to something outside of the text?
What is the message of "The Sniper"?
What is war can bring unintended consequences?
What is a semicolon in between 'vacation' and 'only'.
What is Odysseus' bow a symbol of?
What is strength and leadership?
Who was Miss King's Theology teacher her senior year of high school?
Who is Mr. DiRocco?