Literary Devices
"The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue." This is an example of a/an _________
What is a simile?
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Whose purse could this be?
Who is Mrs. Jones'?
Roger wanted money to buy __________________.
What is blue suede shoes?
"The Cossack was that cat; he was the mouse." This is an example of a/an _____________
What is a metaphor?
Named William Armstrong, which was "...like tying a big tail on a small kite."
Who is Doodle?
"An apprehensive night crawled slowly by." This is an example of ____________
What is personification?
A police officer whose murder will likely never be solved by authorities.
Who is Patrick Maloney?
An Amontillado is a rare type of ______________.
What is wine?
The sink where Roger scrubs his face serves as a/an _________ in "Thank You, Ma'am."
What is a symbol.
Is given $10 and a lesson in morality.
Who is Roger?
"Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating." This is an example of _____________.
What is alliteration?
Consumes a fish that could symbolize the flesh of her own child.
Who is Mrs. Jong?
"Barking and growling, Charlie made a beeline for the squirrel." The italicized portion of the sentence is an example of what part of speech?
What is a participle?
Mathilde Loisel is a dissatisfied housewife who daydreams of luxury. According to the short storytelling arc, this part of her story would be classified as the _____________.
What is the exposition?
Accepts her misfortune with unexpected grace and fortitude.
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
The running buck and swirling winds are examples of ________ in "The Interlopers."
What is foreshadowing?
While trapped in the woods, offers his wine flask to his enemy.
Who is Ulrich von Gradwitz?
One the storytelling arc, the longest part of the story is called _________________.
What is rising action?
When you look at Mary Maloney, Montresor, and Mathilde Loisel, you see an interesting connection. Each of these characters is a damaged ___________.
What is protagonist?
Was a hunter, but becomes the hunted after falling off a boat.
Who is Rainsford?
When Montresor and Fortunato are in the catacombs, they drink some wine and Fortunato says, "I drink...to the buried that repose around us." Montresor replies, "And I to your long life." This is an example of ___________.
What is verbal irony?
Has a family coat of arms that features a snake biting a person's heel.
Who is Montresor?
In literary criticism, the four elements of an introductory paragraph are the hook, bridge, summary, and ___________.
What is a thesis?
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Listen to song clip.
This song contains which literary device?
What is a metaphor?
Completely blinded by dried blood that crusted over his eyes.
Who is Georg Znaeym?