Perseus
Figurative Language
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Outsiders
Grammar
100
The creature that turned men to stone with a look?
Who is Medusa?
100
An example of this figure of speech is: "I just ate a half gallon of ice cream; I am a pig."
What is a metaphor?
100
This man brings his form of justice to his people in an arena with two doors at one end.
Who is the king?
100
This group of people live on the east side of town. Most don't have much money, and many people on the west side look at them all as criminals.
Who are the Greasers?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
200
Perseus' father and the "Father of the gods".
Who is Zeus?
200
An example of this figure of speech is: "I just ate a half gallon of ice cream like a pig."
What is a simile?
200
This woman has a secret love affair with a commoner.
Who is the princess?
200
This is the west side group of young people, mostly rich, privileged kids who clash with the poor kids on the east side.
Who are the Socs?
200
A stand-in for a noun, like "he" or "it".
What is a pronoun?
300
This god came to Perseus' aid.
Who is Hermes (or Athena)
300
An example of this figure of speech is: "The smiling, broad rocks sprawled under the sun, warming themselves."
What is personification?
300
This person found out which door had a lady and which door had a tiger for the big trial.
Who is the princess?
300
The full name of the story's narrator.
What is Ponyboy Curtis?
300
A special kind of verb that indicates a connection rather than an action. Forms of the verb "to be" are common examples.
What is a linking verb?
400
An object the three sisters of the gorgons share between them.
What is an eyeball?
400
In the following sentence, the wildcat represents this figure of speech. "The wildcat mascot represents strength, speed, and ferocity."
What is a symbol?
400
This "green" emotion undoubtedly played a part in the princess' decision about what door to indicate to her lover.
What is jealousy.
400
These two Outsiders work at a gas station together.
Who are Steve Randle and Ponyboy Curtis?
400
If there's an "ly" at the end of the word, it's probably one of these parts of speech.
What is an adverb?
500
The king Perseus killed, as predicted by prophecy.
Who is Acrisius?
500
Figurative language is often the result of taking one thing and doing this with it in relation to another thing.
What is comparing?
500
The king is described as being partly civilized, but also partly (or semi) this.
What is semi-barbaric?
500
When the Socs jump Ponyboy, they mock him when they ask if he wants one of these.
What is a haircut?
500
The eight parts of speech in the English language.
What are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections?
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