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Sentence structure: "I came. I saw. I conquered."
Anaphora
Simile
Endurance, Love, etc.
Bold or without shame
Brazen
What is Mrs. Shaw's first name?
Marissa
In poetry, the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
Enjambment
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Juxtaposition
What is Kafkaesque?
Characteristic or reminiscent of the oppressive or nightmarish qualities of Franz Kafka's fictional world.
Promiscuous and unprincipled
Licentious
What is Mrs. Shaw's favorite movie trilogy?
Lord of the Rings, obviously.
Correct the grammatical error in this sentence:
I stayed up all night reading my new book, I love new literature.
I stayed up all night reading my new book; I love new literature.
OR
I stayed up all night reading my new book, for I love new literature.
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
Allusion
In Macbeth, who's ghost appears to torment him?
Banquo
A typical example of pattern of something.
Paradigm
On vocab quizzes, CS is Mrs. Shaw's greatest grievance- what does CS stand for and what is it?
Comma splice- joining two independent clauses with a comma.
3 hours- 1 hour for 55 multiple choice and 2 hours for 3 essays
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
Synecdoche
In Brave New World, which character accepts his fate (exile) bravely and without complaint?
Having a harmful effect
Pernicious
What is Mrs. Shaw's favorite book?
Frankenstein
In your class- were Dracula and Frankenstein's monster found guilty or not guilty?
Answers vary.
A coming-of-age novel.
Bildungsroman
Describe the relationship between Nora and Torvald seen so far in Act 1 of A Doll's House.
Various responses only Mrs. Shaw can accept.
Surpassing the ordinary; exceptional
Transcendent
What sport did Mrs. Shaw play in college?
Basketball