Bad Choices
It's a bad choice when Helen does this with Paris.
What is run off to Troy?
"When I stepped on the salamander, its guts squirted onto the sidewalk." Pronoun: ITS
What is "the salamander"?
Slim is one of these skilled workers, capable of steering long mule trains.
What is a jerkline skinner?
This is what we call an episode when a firehouse burns or a vegan wears fancy bearskin boots.
What is situational irony?
Hera and Zeus are husband and wife, but they also have another relationship.
What is sister and brother?
It's a bad choice when Odysseus does this after escaping from Polyphemus.
What is taunt Polyphemus and announce his name?
Ye lost his deal with Adidas. Possessive pronoun: HIS
Who is YE?
These are pits for liquid waste.
What are CESSPOOLS?
If you say, "Kanye is having a great year," what form of verbal irony are you using?
What is VERBAL irony?
Circe does this to Odysseus's men -- before he tricks her.
What is turn them into pigs?
It's a bad choice when Slim does this with one of his puppies.
What is give one to Lennie?
When Dr. Jenkin announced the end of late wake-up Wednesday to the students, they revolted. Personal pronoun: THEY.
Who are "the students"?
Candy is one of these workers assigned to odd jobs like cleaning and feeding the chickens.
What are swampers?
When Curley's wife invites Lennie to touch her hair, we know it's a bad idea because we know what he's done in the past. Of course, she doesn't know this. This is an example of this type of irony.
What is DRAMATIC irony?
When Cronus hears that one of his children will defeat him and steal his throne, he does this to all of his children -- until his wife tricks him.
It's a bad choice when Odysseus' men eat this god's cattle.
Who is Helios?
Rain pounded the sidewalk and rushed through the gutters. Pedestrians hopped over puddles and scurried between buildings, eager to keep their shoes dry. Possessive pronoun: THEIR
What are the PEDESTRIANS?
This is animal fat.
What is tallow?
When Odysseus returns to Ithaca and Athena disguises him as an old man, it allow for him to enter his own house without being recognized. We know who he is though. This is an example of what type of irony?
What is dramatic irony?
Helen, the reason for the Trojan War, was born after Zeus assaulted a beautiful maiden named Leda. When he "mated" with her, he took the form of this type of bird.
What is a SWAN?
It's a bad choice when Achilles drags this Trojan hero's body behind his chariot.
Who is Hector?
When the police arrived, a crowd had gathered. "Is he really going to do it?" one tall woman whispered to a friend in a polka-dotted parka. The friend gazed up and shook her head. "I don't know," she said. Personal pronoun: SHE
Who is the "friend in a polka-dotted parka"?
These are organisms that live on a host -- and cause harm to the host.
What are parasites?
When you say you just ran 500 miles at practice, you're using this type of verbal irony.
What is hyperbole?
Persephone, a beautiful maiden, was captured by this god and dragged into his world. When her mother tried to rescue her, she was only able to drag her back to earth for 6 months at a time. This myth explains our seasons. When she's not on earth, Persephone is with the god who captured her in the land he rules -- and is named for him.
Who is Hades?