an excuse someone gives for why they couldn't have committed the crime
What is an alibi
100
a guess or feeling not based on facts
What is a hunch
100
someone who saw the crime happen
What is a witness
100
Emphasis that falls on certain syllables and not others, such as:
Darth Vader decided to crush the rebel soldier.
-versus-
Skywalker will rebel against his father's wishes.
What is stress.
100
the author of Of Mice and Men is
What is John Steinbeck
200
anything that gives information to solve the crime
What is a clue
200
a reason someone committed the crime
What is a motive
200
a string of consonant sounds used in poetry such as Jessica's Jello jiggled
What is alliteration
200
a reference to something outside of a text: the title, Of Mice and Men is an example of this
What is an allusion
200
when a story is told from the perspective of the main character it is told from what point of view
What is first person
300
drawing a conclusion based on evidence
What is to deduce or to make a deduction
300
a false clue that throws you off track
What is a red herring or distraction
300
an extreme exaggeration to express an idea: Jose could smell pizza from a mile away
What is hyperbole
300
'She's a rat trap' is an example of this kind of metaphor
What is idiom
300
a character who creates conflict in a story -- such as Curley in Of Mice and Men -- is called
What is antagonist
400
a person who looks for clues
What is an investigator or a detective
400
another word for detective
What is sleuth
400
The phrase, 'The cat in the hat,' is an example of this
What is rhyme
400
when a story is told from an all-knowing, all-seeing narrator, who is not part of the story, it is from this point of view
What is third-person omniscient
400
the place where a story takes place is called
What is the setting
500
anything left behind at the scene of a crime
What is evidence
500
anyone who might have committed the crime
What is a suspect
500
'The wind sang' is an example of this
What is personification
500
the main character(s) in a story is called the
What is protagonist
500
the genre that we will spend the rest of the semester studying is called