Short Stories
In this short story, a young teen finds himself at odds with his father over his grades and gets advice from an unexpected place.
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
When the author of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" writes,
"His father’s words, like the distant thunder that now echoed through the streets of Harlem, still rumbled softly in his ears."
What literary device is being used in this passage?
Simile
This is the setting of The Pearl. It was known as the pearl capital for many years. (City and Country )
:
La Paz, Mexico
What literary device does Edgar Allan Poe use when he writes,
"until, at length a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out of the crevice of the lantern"
Simile
This is the kind of sentence that contains one subject, one verb, and one complete thought
Simple Sentence
This is what angers the narrator of "Tell-Tale Heart" so much that he plans a murder of an old man.
The old man's eye
The fact that Lemon Brown is homeless in the story would be a person-vs-________conflict
Society
The two main archetypes (groups) of people in society that Steinbeck based The Pearl on were:
The rich and the poor
Name the literary device used below by Walter Dean Meyers
Ex: "Howdy Mr. Pain. I sees you come back again." (Lemon Brown)
Personification
This is the kind of sentence that contains two subjects, two verbs, and two complete thoughts. It requires a Comma and a Fanboy
Compound Sentence
This is the setting of "The Landlady" that also serves as the residence of the protagnist. You may have stayed in one of these too!
The Bed and Breakfast
This is the literary device used at the end of "The Tell-Tale Heart" when the narrator says,
“Villains!” I shrieked, “dissemble no more! I admit the deed!—tear up the planks!—here, here!—it is the beating of his hideous heart!”
SITUATIONAL IRONY
This is the kind of doctor that the doctor in The Pearl said he was NOT when he was first asked to help baby Coyotito
Veteranarian
This is the literary devices used when Edgar Allan Poe writes,
"A wind came out of a cloud, chilling and killing my Annabel Lee," (Focus on "Wind")
Metaphor
This is the kind of phrase needed in a Complex Sentence. It is joined to an Independent Phrase and usually answers a "5 W" question (when, where, why...)
Ex: After school each day,
Dependent Phrase
This is the genre of "Sorry Wrong Number," a specific type of dramatic performance that people could enjoy right from their living rooms.
Radio Play
One of the themes in "The Tell-Tale Heart" that centers on the motif of GUILT is:
One can never escape a guilty conscience.
DOUBLE JEAPORDY!!!
This is a type of Writing Technique that John Steinbeck used to help the reader better understand some of the central conflicts in the story.
Landscape or Nature Imagery
Roald Dahl uses _________when he writes,
"He put out a hand and touched it gently on the top of its back. The back was hard and cold, and when he pushed the hair to one side with his fingers, he could see the skin underneath, greyish-black and dry and perfectly preserved."
Imagery
This is what the two "W's in AAAWWUUBBIS stand for.
As, Although, After, _____, ______, Until, Unless, Before, Because, If, Since
WHEN and WHILE
This is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe that was meant to be an allusion to his wife who died at a young age.
Annabel Lee
DOUBLE JEAPARDY!!
Name TWO of the ANTAGONISTS in "Sorry Wrong Number" who planned the murder of Mrs. Stevenson.
George, Man 1, (Elbert Stevenson too)
The is one of the main themes of The Pearl that centers on the motif of Greed
Greed can cause people to make bad decisions in life
OR
Greed can cause tragic events in one's life
The poem "First They Came For" uses which language device to emphasize the message?
""First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a trade unionist."
Repetition
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
This is a type of phrase where a noun is renamed or described with more detail to give the reader a better understanding of who or what is being talked about.
Ex: Mrs. Vessalico, an eighth grade English teacher, works in the Chrome Depot every morning.
Appositive Phrase