POL
Vocab
Short Stories
Silas House/POL
Writing
100
This situation makes Vine fear for what would happen if she turned herself in to the authorities.
What is the situation with the Cherokee boy who killed a bootlegger?
100
used or expressed in a way suitable to the occasion
What is felicitous?
100
This is the type of irony shown in "Story of an Hour"
What is situational irony?
100
Give one way Serena shows her strength in her relationship with her husband.
-confronting him about his unfaithfulness - demanding to have his car - making him leave their home
100
In a 3.5 essay, a writer should only write from this point of view
What is first person?
200
Vine agrees to do this because she knows it will mean a lot to Esme and she knows Aaron always did it with Esme.
What is go to church on Easter Sunday?
200
bad-tempered and quarrelsome
What is cantankerous?
200
Controlling and overbearing is how the husband in this story could be described.
What is "The Story of an Hour"
200
Vine's memory of this show her love for her father, lets her remember how much she loved him, and happens after his stroke.
What is when Vine was bit by a snake?
200
This type of personal piece should contain sensory details, create a mood, and avoid chiches
What is an expressive piece?
300
The way Aidia is treated after Aaron's disappearance and at the square dance shows this theme.
What is prejudice and lack of acceptance?
300
a place in which people are in the habit of meeting
What is rendezvous?
300
The narrator of this story is facing execution and was kind in his youth, but changed as an adult.
What is "The Black Cat"?
300
Silas house has published nonfiction as well as this type of work.
What are plays?
300
This should be reworded in your conclusion.
What is a thesis?
400
Vine gets these from Redbud to include in her new house.
What are creek rocks?
400
unreasonably high
What is exorbitant?
400
Richard and his father have a conflicting values in this story.
What is "Mammon and the Archer"?
400
Silas house used this place as the basis for Crow County
What is Leslie County?
400
This should reference the position and indicate what the paragraph will be about.
What is a topic sentence?
500
Why is Vine called a "girl-witch" at the beginning of the novel?
She is beautiful and "causes harm" through her witchcraft.
500
to persuade by gentle pleading or insincere language
What is cajole?
500
This story includes gotesque details about death, a run-down home, a secret, and a romance gone wrong.
What is "A Rose for Emily"?
500
He has a creative writing degree from this university.
What is Spalding?
500
This should include a catchy lead, an overview of the topic, and a thesis statement.
What is an introduction?
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