Horrorific Plots
Vocabulary
Rhetorical Devices
The Things We've Read
Grammar
100

It's not about frowning. Joyful but scary?

Smile 

100

To make rude or mocking remarks.

Jeer

100

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

Rhetorical Question 

100

MLK wrote his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to--

Clergymen 

100

What kinds of conjunctions are FANBOYS?

Coordinating Conjunctions

200

This 2004 horror film started a franchise revolving around deadly traps set by a twisted individual known as Jigsaw.

Saw

200

wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or that carry disease

Vermin

200

The three appeals 

Ethos, Pathos, Logos 

200

Gregor Samsa woke up surprised because he turned into this generic term for rodents. 

Vermin 

200

Do SWABIs make dependent or independent clauses?

Dependent

300

This 1931 film introduced the world to Boris Karloff as the iconic green-skinned monster.

Frankenstein

300

Atrophy 

waste away

300

Contrasting ideas are presented via parallel language

Antithesis 

300

The price of ______ is rising. As a result, we may start to see more and more people going to fruity treats. 

Cocoa 

300

If you have a FANBOY bringing together two complete thoughts, do you need a comma?

Yep 

400

Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story about murder and madness. In the end, there's a beating heart in the floor.

"Tell Tale Heart"

400

cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly,

Precipitate

400

When an author admits that their opponent has a valid point.

Concession

400

In "The Hawk Can Soar," what happened to the author? 

She gradually loses motor skills due to an incurable disease. 

400

A sentence that is not complete, is considered a ______. 

Fragment 

500

In this 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, Jack Nicholson's character utters the iconic line, "Here’s Johnny!"

The Shining 

500

[DAILY DOUBLE] A temporary prohibition on an activity.

Moratorium

500

Name the Rhetorical Device that MLK uses here: "We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was 'legal' and everything the Hungarian fighters did in Hungary was 'illegal.'"

Allusion

500

What happens in the real ending of "The Metamorphosis"? Be specific: what happens to Gregor? How does the family react?

Gregor dies and his family is relieved. 

500

[DAILY DOUBLE]
Identify the complete subject
Identify the verb

"What Primrose Everdeen sang caused her fans to sing and cheer."

Complete subject: What Primrose Everdeen sang

Verb: Caused

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