High School literature
This poet wrote The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, Annabel Lee, and more.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
What is 1984?
This Shakespearean tragedy follows the ill-fated love story of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
Who is Mrs. North?
This type of poem consists of 14 lines and typically follows a specific rhyme scheme, often used by Shakespeare.
What is a sonnet?
In 1984, this tool of surveillance symbolizes the Party’s total control over individuals' lives.
What is the telescreen?
"Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood"
What is Lord of the Flies?
Set in a dystopian future, this novel follows a brutal televised competition where participants from different districts are forced to fight for survival, exposing the dark realities of a society ruled by fear and control.
What is The Hunger Games?
What is the flute?
The pronounciation of this symbol: &
What is ampersand?
In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus and his crew uses this material to prevent him and his crew from hearing the Siren song.
What is beeswax?
“As he was valiant, I honor him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.”
What is Julius Caesar?
This retelling of Greek mythology by Madeline Miller reimagines the relationship between a young prince and a legendary warrior, chronicling their bond from childhood to the events of the Trojan War, where love and fate collide in an epic tragedy.
What is The Song of Achilles?
This teacher came to AHS in 2009, and has since taught AP English Language and Composition.
Who is Mr. Johnson?
The spelling of the figurative language device where a word actually looks or sounds like the sound it is intended to make (BOOM, POP, SNAP)
What is O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A?
In The Outsiders, this character delivers the famous line, “Stay gold, Ponyboy.”
Who is Johnny?
“The Devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.”
What is Hamlet?
In this dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, a "fireman" named Montag begins to question a society where books are burned and critical thinking is outlawed.
What is Farenheit 451?
The number of teachers in the English department
What is 19?
This is the term for a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards, such as "racecar" or "level."
What is a palindrome?
In The Handmaid’s Tale, this color is worn by Handmaids to symbolize fertility and submission.
What is red?
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will."
What is Jane Eyre?
This book tells the story of a young boy, August Pullman aka "Auggie", who is going to begin attending school for the first time ever
What is Wonder?
This teacher started teaching in Fort Bend ISD in 1994 and has taught at Missouri City MS, Clements HS, Elkins HS.
Who is Mrs. Yaffie?
The prounounciation of this letter from the Greek Alphabet: Γ or γ
(the same letter but one is lowercase)