Words you should know
Literary Terms
Who am I?
Story time
Grammar
100
Synonym for incessant
What is non-stop, never ending, etc?
100
When something harsh is said in a more polite or gentle way
What is a euphemism?
100
When Odysseus meets these two, he is presented with a classic dilemma- a difficult choice, in which neither alternative will have a positive outcome
Who are Scylla and Charybdis?
100
The exposition introduces the main characters and this.
What is the setting?
100
I was eating pizza when I accidentally drip sauce on my white shirt. What type of error is included in the sentence above?
What is verb tense?
200
Antonym for profusion?
What is deficit or a synonym for deficit?
200
Description that appeals to the five senses
What is sensory imagery?
200
Roger finally feels some love when this woman drags him to her house, cleans him up, and feeds him dinner.
Who is Mrs. Jones?
200
This part of the story is where the conflict begins to be resolved; the puzzle pieces are coming together
What is the falling action?
200
I love going to the movies, it's so much fun. Identify the error above.
What is a run-on sentence? or comma splice?
300
Contort Contemplate Deride From the bank above, choose the correct word and put it in the correct form. In Oh Brother, Where Art Thou, Penny _______________ the truth to her daughters about what really happened to their father, Ulysses Everett McGill.
What is contorted?
300
In the beginning of O Brother Where Art Thou, the blind prophet tells Everett, Delmar, and Pete about their future. This is an example of which literary device?
What is foreshadowing?
300
This man was thirsty- very thirsty. Thirsty enough to venture out into a battlefield to retrieve some water from a well. Ironically, this water is spilled in the end.
Who is Fred Collins?
300
In one sentence, describe the resolution of Odysseus' journey through Scylla and Charybdis.
What is...(something along these lines) After six of his men are eaten by Scylla, remorseful Odysseus and his remaining crew sail on towards Thrinacia.
300
If I had gone to the store today. Identify the grammatical error above.
What is a fragment?
400
Correct the use of the vocabulary word below. Barack Obama eloquenced during a speech delivery.
What is Barack Obama delivered an eloquent speech?
400
Ain't ya gonna git them pieces stuck in yer chompers? This is an example of this literary term.
What is dialect?
400
When Odysseus finally made it back to Ithaca, these men were swooning over his wife, Penelope.
Who are the suitors?
400
What part of Odysseus' encounter with the Cyclops could be considered the climax?
What is when Odysseus and his men ram the tempered stake through his eye, blinding him?
400
Neither of my parents is able to make it to my performance this evening. Correct the statement above if necessary.
What is... it is correct as is.
500
Write a sentence using all three vocabulary words that is grammatically correct. Imprecation, utterly, intervene You MAY change the form of the word if necessary.
What is...answers may vary
500
FINAL JEOPARDY! Provide an example of the following types of conflict in The Odyssey - man vs. man - man vs. himself
Answer may include but are not limited to: -Man vs. man- Odysseus fighting with Eurylochus, the cyclops, the cannibals throwing boulders - Man vs. himself- Odysseus feeling distraught over his crew being eaten by Scylla, Odysseus deciding whether or not to tell his crew about S & C
500
List the main character or protagonist from the following stories - Through the Tunnel - Most Dangerous Game - Harvey's Dream (not Harvey) - The Lottery
Who are - Jerry - Rainsford - Janet - Tess Hutschinson
500
What is the inciting incident in Odysseus' encounter with Circe on Aeaea?
What is when she turns his men into swine?
500
If anyone is feeling tired from this semester, then __________________ they/he should rest over winter break.
What is HE anyone= singular he/she= singular
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