An awful Tempest mashed the air
MLA
Romeo and Juliet
Things Dr. Johnson taught you.
Animal Farm
100

An awful tempest mashed the air,

The clouds were gaunt and few;

A Black, as of a spectre's cloak,

Hid heaven and earth from view.


The simile in line 3 suggests that

the darkness seems like a coat on a ghost.

100

Which parenthetical citation is formatted correctly according to the MLA style guide? The source quoted is from page 266 of Pietro Barilla's book titled Harmonious Harvest.

(Barilla 266).

100

What insult, and by whom (servant from which family), starts the fight between the servants?  

Thumb biting. Sampson—a Capulet.

100

You don't say real quick. How do you say it?

Really quickly. 

100

Why do the animals admire Boxer?

He works hard. 

200

Why did Emily Dickinson MOST LIKELY use the phrase A black, as of a spectre’s cloak in the first stanza of the poem?

To create a feeling of darkness and gloom

200

Which parenthetical citation is formatted correctly according to the MLA style guide? The source quoted is from page 5 of Jacqueline Johnson’s book titled I Enjoy Reading.

(Johnson 5).

200

What is Romeo’s request when he first speaks to Juliet?

He wants a kiss.

200

What is the English format called? Think about bathroom passes. 

MLA

200

Who wrote Animal Farm?

George Orwell

300

The creatures chuckled on the roofs         5

And whistled in the air,

And shook their fists and gnashed their teeth,

And swung their frenzied hair.


In the second stanza of the poem, how does the poet convey the seriousness of the storm?

She uses personification to emphasize the impact of the storm.

300

Which parenthetical citation is formatted correctly according to the MLA style guide? The source quoted is from page 222 of Nick Biddle’s book titled I Enjoy English Class.

(Biddle 22).

300

 What does Juliet’s mother encourage her to do?

Look at Paris at the party and try to love him.

300

What is the hot coffee drink that starts with an e? Spell it. 

Espresso 

300

What government system does Animalism represent? 

communism

400

The morning lit, the birds arose;

The monster's faded eyes             10

Turned slowly to his native coast,

And peace was Paradise!


What is the effect of the narrator ending the poem with the image of morning?


It gives the reader a sense of new beginning after the stormy night.

400

Which parenthetical citation is formatted correctly according to the MLA style guide? The source quoted is from page 558 of Pietro Barilla's book titled Harmonious Harvest.

(Barilla 558).

400

Who first notices Romeo at the party?

Tybalt

400

What goes into an intro. of an essay? There are three aspects. 

Hook, background, thesis. 

400

Animal Farm is an allegory for which revolution? 

 Russian Revolution of 1917

500

What is a tempest?

A storm

500

Which parenthetical citation is formatted correctly according to the MLA style guide? The source quoted is from page 5 of Pietro Barilla's book titled Harmonious Harvest.


(Barilla 5). 

500

Who kills Tybalt?

Romeo then avenges Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt in a duel.

500

You don't say real slow. How do you say it?

Really slowly

500

Who had the original idea for the windmill?

Snowball