MLA
MLA stands for...
Modern Language Association
Life is a Highway
Metaphor
The Author
Franz Kafka
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Edgar Allan Poe
What is Amontillado?
Wine (a type of dry sherry)
The font that MLA prefers
Times New Roman
Life is like a box of chocolates
Simile
What was Gregor's occupation?
Travelling insurance salesman
"The Sneetches"
(double points for real name)
Dr. Suess
(Theodor Geisel)
What did the Raven quote?
"Nevermore"
What's the preferred term for a bibliography?
Works Cited Page
Life whispers secrets and sings songs
Personification
2 parts: Which of Gregor's family members were the MOST sympathetic to him and LEAST sympathetic?
Most: sister Grete
Least: Father
"To Build a Fire"
Jack London
Latin for Seize The Day!
Carpe Diem!
What two items are included in a parenthetical, or in-text, citation?
Authors last name and page number
Larry lamented his life
Alliteration
Franz's best friend who promised not to publish his works after his death; he did it anyway.
Max Brod
"Before the Law"
Franz Kafka
The essay type that is intended to explain or describe something
Expository
What 4 items are contained in an MLA Heading (in order)
Your name, instructor's name, class subject, the date
Life is a buzzing whipsaw that crackles and pops
Onomatopoeia (and Metaphor)
Name one possible theme of the story
Alienation, Isolation, Absurdity of Life
"The Gift of the Magi"
O. Henry
What is the Rhyme Scheme of a limerick?
AABBA