Rip Van Winkle
Alcatraz
Flex/Flect
Vit/Viv
Literary Elements
100
Rip Van Winkle was thirsty, so he grabbed the cup and did this...
What is "sneak a swig"?
100
This is what you called the person in charge of the prison.
What is Warden?
100
This is what the Latin roots "flex" and "flect mean.
What is bend?
100
This is a person who has lived through a difficult experience.
What is a survivor?
100
"Grrrrrrr!" "ZZZZZZZZZZZZ" and "Rumble!" are examples of this.
What is an onomatopoeia?
200
The men in the Village Inn were angry about the new British taxes. They thought is was this.
What is detestable?
200
Because it was isolated and desolate, Alcatraz was said to be this.
What is barren?
200
This can mean you can't bend, but it also can mean you won't change your mind.
What is inflexible?
200
This is what you would do when you bring something back to life.
What is revive?
200
The Vow by Latham had many of these, such as "relentless routine" and " concrete cage".
What is an alliteration?
300
Rip felt this way when he returned to the village and saw everything was strange and different.
What is perplexed?
300
Another name for a state or federal prison.
What is a penitentiary?
300
This describes what happens to light when it is bent and seems to be thrown back at you.
What is reflect?
300
This would describe a lively person who is lots of fun.
What is vivacious?
300
He "wouldn't lift a finger" and Mrs. Winkle's "sharp tongue" are examples of this.
What is an idiom?
400
This is what Wolf did when he and Rip heard strange voices.
What is bristled?
400
This happens if you get exposed to freezing conditions and your body temperature starts to drop.
What is hypothermia?
400
This is what you have when your voice goes up and down to show expression when you talk.
What is inflection?
400
This is what someone has who is full of life or energy.
What is vitality?
400
How the literary piece makes YOU feel, is called this.
What is mood?
500
When Rip woke up, he had not eaten for 20 years and he felt this way.
What is famished?
500
This is what people do when they don't know the answer to a mystery, so they make a guess.
What is speculate?
500
This means you are trying to keep something away from you.
What is deflect?
500
Your heart is this type of organ because it is essential for life.
What is vital?
500
A good example of this is when Mr. Vedder referred to Rip's wife as "Mrs. Sunshine."
What is verbal irony?
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