Passages
What was Ulysses trying to avoid?
Sirens
‘Approach! thy soul shall into raptures rise! / Approach! and learn new wisdom from the wise!
The Odyssey
What is Theme?
The main idea or message of a given story or poem
How many months has this semester been?
6
In The Lost World excerpt, what is the main external conflict?
Man vs. nature
“Thunder rumbled in the distance, and lightning cracked harshly down, illuminating the giant animals as they moved away.”
The Lost World
Define Wherefore as used in Romeo and Juliet
Why
Comparing two things without using like or as
Metpahor
What was the word of the year in 2025
67
In Romeo & Juliet, what does the prologue tell the audience?
It summarizes the play’s setting, the feud, and the fate of the “star‑cross’d lovers”
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet;”
Romeo and Juliet
Define Raptures
Intense Joy
The way a story is told
Hint (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th)
Point of View
What is Katniss Everdeens sisters name
Primrose
In the Frankenstein excerpt, why does the creature decide to seek out his creator?
He hopes for mercy/redress from his creator because he is rejected by all others.
He glanced with rapid eyes,
That hurried all abroad -
They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,
He stirred his Velvet Head. -
A bird, came down the walk by Emily Dickinson
Define Imagery
Imagery uses sensory details to create pictures
What is it called when you mean something different than what you are saying?
Irony
Where did Mr.Kegley go to college
Appalachian State University
Which two passages show characters resisting temptation and how?
Odyssey (Ulysses resists Sirens by having himself bound and ears stopped) and Frankenstein (creature resists/reflects at points before resorting to revenge
From that moment, I declared everlasting war against the species.
Frankenstein
Define Personification and give an example from one of the passages we read.
Personification gives human qualities to nonhuman things — example: “The solemn hour of midnight / Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere,
What are Allusions
References within a text to another piece of media existing in the real world.
What two states border Washington DC
Virginia and Maryland