Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Pot Luck
Ransom of Red Chief
Figurative Language (Irony)
100
This is the definition of adverb.
What describes a verb, adverb, or adjective?
100
This figurative language device compares two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
100
This is the substitute for the name of a person, place or thing.
What is a pronoun?
100
The real name of the boy being kidnapped is this.
Who is Jonny Dorset?
100
This type of irony occurs when what happens in the story is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
200
These are the nouns in the sentence, "David met Molly at the store."
What is David, Molly & store?
200
The phrase, "his hopes were high," is an example of this figurative language device.
What is an idiom?
200
The story The Ransom of Red Chief takes place in this city.
What is Summit?
200
What is the nickname that Red Chief gave to Bill?
What is Old Hank?
200
This type of irony occurs when a character says one thing, but means the opposite.
What is verbal irony?
300
This part of speech is defined as connecting a noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence.
What is a preposition?
300
A rabbit's foot being lucky is this figurative language device.
What is symbolism?
300
This is the definition of figurative language.
What is a language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation?
300
The kidnappers hid Red Chief here when they took him from his family.
What is a cave?
300
This type of irony occurs when the reader has information that one or more of the characters do not have.
What is dramatic irony?
400
And, but & then are all examples of this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
400
The sentence, "Her hair was very long, somewhat dark, and obviously fake.", is an example of this figurative language device.
What is parallelism?
400
Mrs. Shade's dog has this name.
Who is Pepper?
400
This person is the author of this short story The Ransom of Red Chief.
Who is O. Henry?
400
Sarcasm is used to portray this type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
500
An adjective describes these two parts of speech.
What is noun and a pronoun?
500
Bam, tweet & wack are examples of this figurative language device, which is spelled this way.
What is o-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a?
500
An apostrophe is used most commonly in these two instances.
What is for possession & for contractions?
500
He was the narrator of the short story The ransom of Red Chief.
Who is Sam?
500
A dog being chased by a cat is an example of this kind of irony.
What is situational irony?
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