Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
What's wrong with this sentence?
"Albert einstein was probably the smartest person ever!"
Capital E on Einstein
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which poetic device?
Alliteration.
What is the plot point where the most tension is present?
Climax
How old was patient D in We Ate the Children Last?
56 years old.
Name the three types of Irony.
Dramatic, Verbal, Situational
What is wrong with this sentence?
"I’m not sure where their planning to hold the company picnic this year."
"They're", not "their"
"The flames of the fire shot up faster than a trio of lightning bolts" is an example of which poetic device?
What does the Exposition set up?
Setting, Characters, Protagonists life
What was the name of the last known prisoner in We Ate the Children Last?
Jean Proti.
The leader of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting says “I could use a drink right now.”
Which type of irony is this?
Verbal Irony
What's wrong with this sentence?
What’s more amazing then a dog that can count?
...A spelling bee.
"than" not "then"
"Deafening silence" is an example of which poetic device?
Oxymoron.
This type of character does not change throughout the story.
Static Character
What was the name of the lobby group for the poor in We Ate the Children Last?
Les Bon Samaritains.
a car mechanic that can’t change a tire is an example of which type of irony?
Situational irony.
What is wrong with this statement? (multiple)
“You must understand,” he pleaded, “That I need more time to pay you ”
"that" instead of "That" and no period to end sentence.
"BANG!" is an example of which poetic device?
Onomatopoeia
This type of character has fully developed thoughts, feelings, complexities, contradictions, and hopes.
Round character.
Give me one of the names of the engineers in The Nine Billion Names of God. (There were two of them).
Chuck and George.
The police station gets robbed is an example of which kind of irony?
Situational.
What's wrong with this sentence? (Multiple)
"It's all a conspirasy!" I said. "Theres no way that I could have done that!
"conspiracy" not "conspirasy", There's" not "Theres", and a quotation mark needed at the end.
The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard
And made dust and dropped stove-length sticks of wood,
Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze drew across it.
Which poetic device is this?
Consonance.
Name three types of conflict in stories.
Person vs. person, Person vs. self, Person vs. society, Person vs. nature, Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. technology
What was the name of the head monk at the monastery in The Nine Billion Names of God?
Sam
In The Cabin in the Woods, a group of scientists lure five archetypal teens to an abandoned cabin to stage an ancient ritual. We know the five teens are part of a ritual, but they do not.
Which type of irony is this?
Dramatic irony.