Anne Frank
What was the name of Anne's best friend before she went into hiding?
Jopie de Waal
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (Ex: I have a million things to do today.)
Hyperbole
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
Personification
This sentence contains what? ... "We bought apples, bananas, and grapes at the market."
Commas in a series.
Obvious to the eye or mind. (Adjective)
Conspicuous
About how old was Miep during Act I: Scene I (and Act II: Scene V)?
22 years old
A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
Rhetorical Question
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
Soliloquy
This sentence fragment has what kind of clause? ... "Because his classes can be tough."
Dependent clause
An angry dispute (noun)
Quarrel
What sickness was Mr. Kraler suffering from?
Stomach ulcers
When the audience knows important information that characters in the story are unaware of.
Dramatic Irony
When the author hints at future events or outcomes in the story.
Foreshadowing
What punctuation can I add to fix the following run-on sentence? ... "The dog barked loudly the mailman ran away."
A semicolon OR a comma and a fanboy in between "loudly" and "the".
Emotionally hardened OR having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. (Adjective)
Callous
What kind of food did Mrs. Frank catch Mr. Van Daan stealing?
Bread
A literary device used to compare two things, typically to clarify or explain a concept.
Analogy
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.
Repetition
This sentence contains two of what clause? ... "The sun was setting; it painted the sky in fiery shades of orange and pink."
Independent clauses
Characterized by unrest or disorder or chaos. (Hint: This sometimes happens on a plane.) (Adjective)
Turbulence
What was Mr. Dussel's name in real life?
Fritz Pfeffer
A figure of speech where words are used to imitate the natural sounds they describe. (buzz, hiss, thump, etc.)
Onomatopoeia
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if taken literally.
Idiom
This sentence contains a ________ _________? ... "My essay, to be perfectly honest, flew out the bus window."
Sentence Interrupter
A gain or increase in something. (Hint: This happens with snow in the winter.) (Noun)
Accumulation