Word Detective
In The Crossover, when Josh describes his "filthy" crossover move, this word doesn't mean dirty but rather this.
Answer: What is awesome/excellent/impressive?
"JB's girlfriend makes him act all different and weird" - the word "different" here suggests JB is being this.
Answer: What is unusual/not himself/changed?
The Crossover is written in this poetic form, where the story is told through poems instead of regular paragraphs.
Answer: What is verse novel/poetry?
: Complete this sentence about The Crossover: "Josh felt _____ when his brother chose his girlfriend over basketball practice."
Answer: What is betrayed/abandoned/jealous?
When Creon calls Antigone "insolent" for burying her brother, this word suggests she is being this toward authority.
Answer: What is disrespectful/rude/defiant?
"Creon's decree forbids anyone from burying Polyneices" - a "decree" is this type of official statement.
Answer: What is a law/order/command?
In Antigone, the Chorus comments on the action - this literary device helps explain events to the audience.
Answer: What is dramatic commentary/Greek chorus?
Use "defiant" in a sentence about Antigone's actions.
Answer: What is "Antigone was defiant when she buried her brother despite Creon's law"?
Romeo uses "banishment" when he's exiled from Verona - this word means being forced to do this.
Answer: What is leave/go away from your home/country?
"Romeo's melancholy mood before meeting Juliet" - someone who is "melancholy" feels this way.
Answer: What is sad/depressed/gloomy?
When Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" she's using this type of speech where a character talks to someone who can't hear them.
Answer: What is soliloquy/aside?
Create a sentence using "impulsive" to describe Romeo and Juliet's behavior.
Answer: What is "Romeo and Juliet made impulsive decisions about marriage and death"?
In The Crossover, the father's "hypertension" is mentioned as a health concern - this medical term refers to this condition.
Answer: What is high blood pressure?
"The twins' rivalry intensifies when JB gets a girlfriend" - when something "intensifies," it becomes this.
Answer: What is stronger/more intense/worse?
: The basketball court in The Crossover represents the twins' relationship - this literary technique uses one thing to represent another.
Answer: What is symbolism/metaphor?
Use both "rivalry" and "reconciliation" in a sentence about the Bell twins.
Answer: What is "The twins' rivalry ended in reconciliation after their father's death"?
When the Chorus in Antigone speaks of "hubris," they're warning about this dangerous human trait.
Answer: What is excessive pride/arrogance?
"Antigone's defiance of Creon's law shows her moral conviction" - "conviction" in this context means this.
Answer: What is strong belief/certainty about right and wrong?
All three works show characters facing impossible choices between competing loyalties - this is an example of this type of conflict.
Answer: What is internal conflict/moral dilemma?
Write a sentence using "tragic flaw" to compare characters from all three works.
Answer: What is "Pride was the tragic flaw that led to downfall in all three stories"?