Literary Hodgepodge
In "The Quiet World," the speaker lives in a society that limits people to this set number of words per day.
167
Raised by the Covey, this character shares her first name with a long-lost character in a famous Poe poem (6 letters)
Lenore
Active Voice or Passive Voice?
The cat chased the mouse by the stove.
Active
What is the nonessential information in this sentence?
The Grinch, who lives on Mount Crumpit, hates Christmas and plans to steal it.
The Grinch, who lives on Mount Crumpit, hates Christmas and plans to steal it.
In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, it was this type of Christmas Eve when Santa came to say....
Foggy
Who says this line in Sunrise on the Reaping?
"Enjoy Your Homecoming"
President Snow
The tribute whose death leads to a surgically-created body double (7 letters)
Louella
What is not clear in this passive voice sentence below?
The passage was rewritten before it was submitted.
Who or what rewrote the passage
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
While I went to the store, Jeff watched "Christmas Vacation."
While I went to the store, Jeff watched "Christmas Vacation."
In this Christmas song, the main character has no gift to bring ... pa rum pum pum pum.
Little Drummer Boy
In "The Pedestrian," this literary device is used to describe the empty streets as “dry riverbeds”
Metaphor
Defiant female tribute and the original owner of the Mockingjay pin (8 letters)
Maysilee
Who or what is performing the action in the following sentence?
“The students were given extra credit by the teacher.”
The teacher
Identify the appositive in the following sentence:
Christopher Plummer, the actor who plays Ebenezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas, was also in The Sound of Music.
Christopher Plummer, the actor who plays Ebenezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas, was also in The Sound of Music.
In this song, an item made out of clay can be played with "when it's dry and ready."
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
Who says this line in Sunrise on the Reaping?
“You’re murdering us! You’re murdering us!"
Lou Lou
What Haymitch helps make (illegally) to support his family (9 letters)
Moonshine
Change the following sentence to passive voice: The pitcher threw the ball.
The ball was thrown by the pitcher.
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
Kevin is Home Alone because his parents left for Paris without him.
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
Kevin is Home Alone because his parents left for Paris without him.
This classic holiday song features the lyrics: "Gone away, is the bluebird-Here to stay, is the new bird..."
Winter Wonderland
In The Raven, Poe uses this poetic device in the following line: “And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.”
Alliteration
Last name of the person who oversees the broadcasting of District 12’s tributes (10 letters)
Heavensbee
Change the following sentence to the active voice:
The winners will be announced tomorrow.
The committee (or some active subject) will announce the winners tomorrow.
Identify the appositive in the following sentence:
The film The Santa Clause follows the story of Scott Calvin, the man who accidentally causes Santa to fall off the roof.
The film The Santa Clause follows the story of Scott Calvin, the man who accidentally causes Santa to fall off the roof.
In the song "You're Mean One, Mr. Grinch," these three words are used to best describe him (and I quote)...
Stink, Stank, Stunk