Lit Device Detection
Time doth transfix the flourish set on youth
And delves the parallels in beauty's brow,
Feeds on the rarities of nature's truth,
Personification
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Who said: “I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people.”
Blanche
You may see this creature by the light of the moon.
You can start running but it will likely catch you soon.
You can hope for escape with the rising sun.
But you have a better chance with silver bullets and a gun.
What am I?
What is a werewolf
What pet animal is Ms. Klehr the most afraid of?
Cats
"Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, So do our minutes"
Simile
A sentence or phrase in a poem does not end with the completion of a line but instead it continues onto the next line or lines without a punctuation mark.
Enjambment
Who said: “It looks to me like you have been swindled, baby, and when you’re swindled under the Napoleonic code I’m swindled too.”
Stanley
I don’t have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
What is a skull
(A) Zero (B) Less than 5 (C) Less than 10 (D) 10+
(A) ZERO - Never has she, nor will she, ever watch one
"drunk delight"
Alliteration
A stop or pause in a line
Caesura
Who said: "What have I done to my sister? Oh, God, what have I done to my sister?"
Stella
I am present, but also past. I am wrapped, but not a gift. I am named after a parent, but have no children.
What is a mummy
Can't catch me, not matter how fast you run. Surrounded by be, I make you lose sight. Yet, in me, the world takes rest.
Darkness
"Seven at the Golden Shovel"
Metaphor
A statement that seems to contradict itself to convey an ironic truth.
Paradox
Symbol of the patriarchy
Poker table
The person who built it sold it. The person who bought it never used it. The person who used it never saw it. What is it?
What is a coffin.
Ms. Klehr's sister, Emelie, bought a house where the previous owner mysteriously died.
Who in the Klehr family believes that it is haunted? Ms. Klehr, her Mom, her Dad, her sister
Her Mom
"Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy.
I am a part of all that I have met"
Allusion
The last two lines of a sonnet that typically contain its core meaning.
Couplet
Symbol of fragility and Blanche’s facade that eventually gets torn down.
Paper lantern
What kind of makeup is a ghost’s favorite to wear?
What is mas-scare-a.
What is Ms. Klehr's biggest fear out of this list: Heights, clowns, large birds, marrying the wrong person, having an annoying child
large birds