Homophones
What is the hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect?
tail
An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
crypt
What is the purpose of genres?
To focus the audience's expectations
What does the narrator hear that causes him to confess his crime to the police?
The beating of the old man's heart
My grandfather likes to tell long ____________ of his childhood.
tale
A human being subject to death
mortal
What are literary genres?
Books or movies with a particular style, form, and content
What was the narrator's reason for killing the old man?
because the narrator can't stand the old man's "vulture" eye
The __________ end of my car got smashed when I slammed on my breaks suddenly to avoid the squirrel.
tail
When you annoy someone, you ________ them.
vex
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There are five major genres:
1. Drama
2. Poetry
3. Non-fiction
4. Fiction
Name the major genre that is missing.
Folktales
Who wrote "The Tell Tale Heart?"
Edgar Allan Poe
[Your OR You're] going to the store.
You're
A narrow crack.
crevice
[Your OR you're] sock have holes in them.
stifle