Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Irony
Allusion
Point of View
100
Able to move quickly and easily
What is agile?
100
A record of events
What is a chronicle?
100
Mr. James Dillingham Young might be expected to be rich. Is he?
No
100
To make an indirect reference
What is allusion?
100
I read my book.
What is first person?
200
To hesitate from lack of courage or confidence.
What is falter?
200
To search or examine vigorously.
What is ransack?
200
The character in The Gift of the Magi who first recognizes the irony.
Who is Jim?
200
The journey of the Magi.
What is the allusion of Jim and Della's journeys?
200
Third person limited.
What is the point of view in The Gift of the Magi.
300
To stir up or provoke.
What is instigate?
300
The use of good judgement and common sense
What is prudence?
300
He thinks they are foolish children, yet the wisest.
What is ironic about the author's opinion of Jim and Della?
300
The title alludes to the sacrificial gifts of the wise men for baby Jesus: True or false?
True
300
One boy thought about bikes, the other one thought about wrestling.
What is 3rd person omniscent?
400
Greedily desired or wished for.
What is coveted?
400
A statement
What is assertion?
400
They sold their most prized possessions to buy gifts that became worthless.
What is ironic about the resolution of the plot?
400
A major theme of allusion in the story
What is the meaning of Christmas?
400
She could read and write, but she could not do math.
What is third person limited?
500
A small entryway within a building
What is a vestibule?
500
Serious damages
What is ravages?
500
Give an example of irony.
(answers may vary)
500
Give an example of allusion.
Answers may vary.
500
You are very tall and very smart.
What is second person?
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