Figures of Speech
These compare things using "like" or "as"
What are similes?
This is the type of ending in the "Elevator"
What is a cliffhanger?
To describe something as gory or brutal.
What is gruesome?
Prometheus stole this from Zeus.
What is the lightning bolt?
Meaning of: " You're on thin ice"
What is you are running out of chances.
These are exaggerations
The story "Eleven" is told in this POV
What is first person?
Cliffhangers end the story at this point.
What is the climax?
Odysseus told the cyclops his name was this.
Who is Nobody?
Meaning of : "When pigs fly"
What is something is unlikely to happen.
These compare things without using like or as
What is a Metaphor
The antagonist in "Eleven"
What is the red sweater?/Teacher
To describe a feeling that something bad will happen.
What is trepidation?
Daedalus was building a maze for this creature.
What is a Minotaur?
Meaning of : " A closed mouth catches no flies"
What is if you keep quiet you can't get in trouble for what you say.
Giving a non human, human like qualities.
What is personification?
The "Monkey's Paw" had this power
What is to grant 3 people 3 wishes?
To give something away willingly.
Pandora was given a box from this god.
Who is Hermes?
Meaning of: "playing devil's advocate"
What is to stand up for a wrong or unpopular opinion?
My mom was a raging volcano when she saw my report card.
What is death?
A way to describe a murder scene.
What is a macabre?
Zeus did not trust the humans with fire for this reason.
What is they would use it irresponsibly?
Meaning of : "Let's address the elephant in the room"
What is to talk about something obvious that no one is talking about?