Characters
"He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail, and willow wild in tennis shoes and blue jeans"
Roger
When non-living things are given human traits
Personification
Venus
"And so, I gradually made up my mind to kill the old man. This would rid myself of the eye forever" is an example of...
Dramatic Irony
Which option is the best choice to describe the theme of "All Summer in a Day?"
a. Kindness and friendship can make a difference.
b. Jealousy and exclusion can hurt others.
c. Hard work always brings success.
d. The children learn that it’s never okay to bully others.
b
"She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost out in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes"
Margot
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Billy Weaver stumbles upon this type of housing.
Bed and Breakfast
A narrator who is untrustworthy is called this.
Unreliable Narrator
This is the point of view that Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart" is written in.
First Person
This character loses a bracelet but realizes that materials aren't important when remembering loved ones.
Ruri
Symbolism
At the end of this short story, the narrator confesses to committing a terrible act.
The Tell Tale Heart
Characters and Setting
What is the primary conflict in “The LandLady?”
Character vs Character
Character vs Self
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
1!
She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails
Mrs. Jones
"She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost" is an example of...
Metaphor
"The Bracelet" is set after this historic event
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Three types of external conflicts.
Character vs Character, Character vs Nature, and Character vs Society
Which quote is the best representation of mood in "The LandLady?"
1. “Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here. Mr Temple is also here. They’re on the third floor, both of them together.”
2.There was a pause. Billy picked up his teacup and took another sip of his tea, then he set it down again gently in its saucer.
3.There would be beer and darts in the evenings, and lots of people to talk to, and it would probably be a good bit cheaper, too.
4. Billy Weaver had travelled down from London on the slow afternoon train, with a change at Swindon on the way, and by the time he got to Bath it was about nine o’clock in the evening and the moon was coming up.
1!
This character is young and described as having perfect teeth.
Billy Weaver
"BED AND BREAKFAST, it said. BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST, BED AND BREAKFAST. Each word was like a large black eye staring at him through the glass, holding him, compelling him" is an example of...
Simile
In this story, a woman provides a young boy with valuable life lessons
Thank you Ma'am
“Left?” she said, arching her brows. “But my dear boy, he never left. He’s still here. Mr Temple is also here. They’re on the third floor, both of them together.” is an example of...
Foreshadowing
Which of the following choices best describes the significance of the beating heart throughout “The Tell Tale Heart?”
3!