Guess!!
Which author wrote popular works of fiction like Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and Great Expectation?
Charles Dickens
Antonym of rare
frequent
Idiom
Don't beat around the ___
bush
Who wrote Daffodils?
William Wordsworth
Nbloe- having or showing fine qualities.
Noble
X was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020, as well as six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Guinness World Records lists her as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
Agatha Christie
Synonym of brief
short
Simile
You were as brave as a _____
tiger
Who is the poet of "The Red Wheelbarrow"?
William Carlos Williams
Paemhyt- To understand and share the same feelings.
Empathy
Written on 2009 by James Dashner, the story follows Thomas who wakes up trapped in a large field called the Glade that is surrounded by large walls without any memories of his past but his name. A group of teenagers who call themselves the “Gladers” explain how they too woke up without any memories and that every month, a "newbie" comes into the Glade without any memories. However, the next day, an unconscious girl arrives in the Glade with a note in her hand that says “Everything is going to change”.
The book is the first in a trilogy and the trilogy was adapted into films by 20th Century Fox.
The Maze Runner - James Dashner
Antonym of tangible
Ethereal
Metaphor
The thunder was a mighty _____
beast
Who was "Oh Captain! My Captain!" composed for?
Abraham Lincoln
nomonotous- boring, repetitive
monotonous
Written in 2007 by Jay Asher, the story follows Clay Jenson who gets a mysterious package. When he opens the package, he finds 7 VHS tapes from Hannah Baker who had recently committed suicide. When he plays it, she says that there are 13 reasons she committed suicide and Clay was one of them.
On March 31, 2017, Netflix released a live action show based on the novel and on June 5, 2020 ended the show with 49 episodes split through 4 seasons.
13 Reasons Why - Jay Asher
Synonym of vent
opening
Idiom
a lot of noise and no ____
bone
Name any 2 poems by Robert Frost
Any two:
The Road Not Taken
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Mending Wall
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Fire and Ice
Birches
Home Burial
After Apple-Picking
Acquainted with the Night
The Need of Being Versed in Country Things
A Question
The Death of the Hired Man
The Gift Outright
The Oven Bird
Choose Something Like a Star
Desert Places
Teg eno's naddre pu- lose one's temper
Get one's dander up
Written in May 2007 by Irish author Michael Scott, it follows twins, Josh and Sophie Newman, as they are caught up in a battle between mystical forces and figure out something greater is happening as they find out more about the ancient land of Danu Talis as they are mentored by the legendary Nicholas Flamel.
The Alchemyst (The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel) - Michael Scott
Antonym of exodus
influx
A cat in glove catches no _____
mice
Name 3 poems of Lord Byron:
Don Juan
Mazeppa
She Walks in Beauty
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
The Giaour
Darkness
Manfred
Parisina
The Prisoner of Chillon
So, we'll go no more a roving
Fare Thee Well
Beppo
The Bride of Abydos
Lara, A Tale
Maid of Athens, ere we part
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
The Vision of Judgment
The Destruction of Sennacherib
The Dream
The Siege of Corinth
Epitaph to a Dog
The First Kiss of Love
ourfishl- to grow/ develop in a healthy or vigorous way.
Flourish