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Grammar
The Sniper
Cranes
Vocabulary
Variety
100
A sentence that is missing a subject.
What is a sentence fragment?
100
The setting in The Sniper.
What is Dublin, Ireland in the 1920s during a civil war. (or O'Connell Bridge)
100
This is the setting of Cranes.
What is Korea in the 1950s? (or the 38th parallel)
100
This means to be under siege, surrounded, or under attack.
What is beleaguered.
100
This story is written by Truman Capote and is set in the 1930s. It is narrated by a character named "Buddy".
What is A Christmas Memory?
200
More than one verb often separated by a conjunction.
What is a compound verb.
200
The opposing sides in the Irish civil war.
What are the Free Staters and the Republicans.
200
This character is a peace police officer.
Who is Songsam?
200
This is a subject that often reoccurs in a piece of literature. For example, rebellion in The Hunger Games trilogy.
What is theme?
200
Often used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in his "I Have a Dream" speech. Examples include metaphor, imagery, or simile.
What is figurative language?
300
The verb or verb phrase.
What is a simple predicate?
300
This action gave away the sniper's position.
What is lighting a cigarette?
300
The type of crane that Tokchae and Songsam caught when they were boys.
What is the Tanjong crane?
300
This means to cast a shadow or to make an outline on a background.
What is silhouetted?
300
This occurs after a story's climax and falling action. For example, the sniper discovering the body of his brother.
What is resolution?
400
"Imagine, if you can, a small room, hexagonal in shape, like the cell of a bee." In this sentence, "a small room, hexagonal in shape" is an example of which part of the sentence? (Double points if you can correctly guess the title of the story the quote is taken from.)
What is the complete subject? Double points: The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster
400
The sniper places this object over the muzzle of his rifle.
What is his cap?
400
Tokchae was vice-president of this league.
What is the Communist League?
400
This means to prevent passage; an obstacle or blockade.
What is obstruction?
400
An element of literary narrative that affects the reader emotionally or psychologically.
What is mood?
500
in, on, under, between, along, are all examples of what?
What is a preposition?
500
The sniper uses this to clean his wound.
What is iodine?
500
The city where Tokchae is to be escorted.
What is Chongdan?
500
This means to move in waves.
What is undulating?
500
The aspects of a character's personality, both good and bad.
What is a character trait?