Short Stories
A story in which the main character transforms into a fox.
What is "The Red Fox Fur Coat"
The play opens with a sonnet that previews the entire story. It is called a ________.
What is a prologue?
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Harper Lee
You need to read this when you are absent.
What is the Weekly Agenda (posted on Classroom)
A reference to history or another work.
What is allusion
A story in which the main character believes her husband is dead (but he isn't).
What is "The Story of an Hour"
The main characters LAST names.
What are Montague and Capulet
Name three items found in the tree.
May include: gum (two sticks or a pack), shiny pennies, ball of twine, a spelling medal, a broken watch, a knife, and two soap figures.
The classroom number we are in right now.
What is 2256
The repetition of phrasing at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora
A story in which the main character murders her husband with a piece of frozen meat.
What is "Lamb to the Slaughter"
Name one of Romeo's red flags.
Answers vary. May include Juliet's age, the speed with which they got married, him hanging out outside her window.
Dill tries to cover up their trespassing by saying that this happened to Jem's pants.
What is they were playing strip poker
Mrs. Harp's favorite book.
What is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
These are NOT rhetorical strategies.
What are ethos, logos, and pathos
A story in which several boys choose not to murder frozen pheasants.
The city where the story takes place.
What is Verona
Who is Miss Caroline
You wrote this on the back of your nametag on the first day of school.
Answers vary
What SOAPS stands for
What is Subject, Occasion, Author, Purpose, and Speaker
One of the short story authors that we read.
Who are Roald Dahl, Kate Chopin, Teolinda Gersao, or Richard Feynman
Name five of the six characters who died over the course of the play.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague.
"I can be a ____ ___ ________ in pants just as well"
What is "ray of sunshine"
A short, personal story.
What is an anecdote