Characters & Authors
He is the narrator and older brother in The Glass Menagerie.
Who is Tom Wingfield?
This short story features a chaotic night involving a falling piece of furniture.
What is "The Night the Bed Fell"?
The word "dog" is an example of this part of speech in this sentence: "The dog was fluffy"
What is a noun?
The sentence that clearly states the main idea of your essay.
What is a thesis?
The genre of writing that tells true stories.
What is Nonfiction Narrative?
She wrote Emma.
Who is Jane Austen?
In No Gumption, the narrator’s main conflict is with this family member.
Who is his mother?
The word "ask" in "I ask a question" is this part of speech.
What is a verb?
The first sentence of your essay should do this to the reader.
What is the hook?
If a story is nonfiction, the narrator also plays this role.
What is the author?
This character is known as 'The Boss' in A Connecticut Yankee.
Who is Hank Morgan?
This character learns to value honesty over social games in Emma.
Who is Emma?
Words that describe nouns are this part of speech.
What is an adjective?
These belong at the beginning of each body paragraph
What are topic sentences?
A humorous way to criticize something is called this.
What is satire?
He wrote "No Gumption."
Who is Russell Baker?
The theme of this play includes broken dreams and escape.
What is The Glass Menagerie?
The word "quickly" is an example of this part of speech in this sentence:"She quickly ran after him."
What is an adverb?
This part of the essay appears at the end and ties everything together.
What is the clincher?
When the exact opposite of what you expect happens in order to create humor within a satire.
What is Irony?
This magician is a key figure in Arthurian legend and appears in Twain’s novel.
Who is Merlin?
Connecticut Yankee satirizes romanticized views of this historical period. (Time and place)
What is 6th Century England?
The word "under" in "under the table" is this kind of word.
What is a preposition?
The parenthetical for citing a quote from Smith on page 142.
What is: (Smith 142)?
A tool used in satire to make something more ridiculous than it is by blowing it out of proportion
What is exaggeration?