Who Wrote It?
"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
William Shakespeare (Macbeth)
the fireman in Fahrenheit 451 who burns books
Montag
Conversation between two or more people in a book, play, or movie
Dialogue
the historical event Elie Wiesel lived through and wrote about
Holocaust
Which words need to be capitalized: my grandma's name is ann, and she lives in san fransisco, california.
My, Ann, San, Fransisco, California
"Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever."
Elie Wiesel (Night)
where the mother sends her daughter instead of the Freedom March in "Ballad of Birmingham"
Church
the central idea or message an author expresses in a work of fiction, poetry, or drama
Theme
800,000 - 1,000,000
What's the subject: My maternal grandma likes to ride motorcycles across the country.
grandma
"his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history."
Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451)
a young fella who leaves behind his life and family to seek adventure in "Into the Wild"
Chris McCandless
the emotional quality of a word
connotation
the era in American history when people were being accused of being communist spies without proof
Red Scare / McCarthyism
What are the nouns: I went to my grandma's house, and she made me cookies.
grandma's house, cookies
"I think that it is high time for the United States Senate and its members to do some soul-searching—for us to weigh our consciences—on the manner in which we are performing our duty to the people of America"
Margaret Chase Smith (Remarks to the Senate)
the Amendment Margaret Chase Smith says is being infringed on the most in the era of the Red Scare
1st Amendment (freedom of speech)
a logical, evidence-based guess about what is not directly told by the author
war that broke out almost exactly a month after Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" speech
Revolutionary War
Where does the comma go: My grandma loves to knit so I bought her some new yarn for her birthday.
knit, so
"Here's the shoe my baby wore
But, baby, where are you?"
Dudley Randall ("Ballad of Birmingham")
Patrick Henry says he has "one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of __________."
Experience
the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively, especially as a way to influence people
Rhetoric
William Ernest Henley wrote this poem while recovering from an amputation in the hospital
"Invictus"
What type of sentence is this: Even though I only get to see my grandma a few times a year, we share a special bond.
Complex