English Literature
Vocabualry
General
Authors
Grammar
100

This is when you give human characteristics to non-human things, like saying "the wind whispered."

 "personification"

100

describing something that causes a person to feel confused or lost

disorienting 

100

The third planet from the sun

The Earth 

100

He was born  in 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction.  

 Edgar Allan Poe

100

His guilt or innocence will be decided by............ process.


 judicial

200

The solution to the main problem of a story

Resolution

200

committed, devoted, or given wholly to something; set aside for a specific purpose

 Dedicated

200

What is the world's largest land carnivore?


Answer: Polar Bear

200


Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by American journalist .................... It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by Norman Munro in New York City in 1887

Nellie Bly

200

They were safe. I have wo.................rried so much.

needn't 

300

 the main events of a story

plot                  

300

A controversial statement put forth and supported by evidence

Argument 

300

Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?



Answer: William Shakespeare

300

He was an English author who is best known for his short stories, particularly his horror and supernatural tales. He published his first collection of short stories, Many Cargoes, which included his most well-known story, "The Monkey's Paw".

William Wymark Jacobs

300
  • You ................. wake the baby up.

must not 

400

A moment when the events in a plot suddenly change

Turning point

400

able to satisfactorily master and complete a task

Competent:

400

Question: What is the title of the first Harry Potter book?


Answer: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

400

An American poet, memoirist, and screenwriter from New Mexico. He wrote his first poems in prison and received the American Book Award for his semi-autobiographical epic Martin & Meditations on the South Valley.

Jimmy Santiago Baca

400

Your idea is exciting but ................applicable.

in 

500

The main problem in a story

Conflict

500

to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

delineate

500

This idiom means to help someone or give them support.

lend a hand 

500

His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship.

William Shakespeare

500

The court banned the .................moral movie.


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