Vocabulary and Techniques
If you hear buzzing bees or crashing waves just by reading the words, you are witnessing this “noisy” vocabulary trick.
Onomatopoeia
The main character and author of Maus is...
Art Spiegelman
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling
"Chicken Jockey"
A Minecraft Movie
Mr G has travelled to approximately 13 countries. Name three of them!
Any three of...
If your teacher calls you an “early bird” or a “night owl,” you’ve just encountered this technique that compares you to an animal.
Metaphor
The technique to represent human characters is known as...
Bonus points: Give an example of this from the book which ISN'T mice and cats.
Anthropomorphism
Bonus points: Polish as pigs, Americans as Dogs
"All children, except one, grow up."
Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
What new horror/thriller film released last month, based on a YouTube web series?
Backrooms
The band which Mr G travelled to see four times on their reunion tour last year.
Oasis
"I’ve told you a million times to clean your room."
Hyperbole
Maus fits into many genres. Name two of them.
Biography
Autobiography
Non-fiction (History)
Fiction
Graphic novel
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Woody, Buzz, and Jessie are all returning this year in which film?
Toy Story 5
This is the first band Mr G saw live. (Hint: I won tickets to this through a Guitar Hero competition)
Metallica
When a story’s narrator knows the thoughts of every character and can drop into anyone’s mind at any moment, they’re using this all-seeing point of view.
Third person omniscient
The home town in Poland of Vladek's family was...
Sosnowiec
"Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy."
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
What is the newest film directed by Christopher Nolan, based on an ancient Greek myth, releasing in July of this year?
The Odyssey
I have been on TV in at least two countries. One is Australia; which is the other?
Japan (Interviewed for morning television program)
This complex technique involves the use of two seemingly contradictory terms together, as in "deafening silence."
Oxymoron
As Art refers to himself and the making of Maus inside the book itself, the book can be called an example of...
Meta-fiction
"The worst part about Sunday was that, unlike the rest of the week, the longer you waited, the faster it went."
Holes by Louis Sachar
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”
The Wizard of Oz
Mr G's favourite item at McDonalds
Egg and Bacon McMuffin