Poe
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Characters
Mixed Bag
Miscellaneous
100

What disease did many people die of in Poe's life?

tuberculosis

100

This figure of speech gives human characteristics to non-human objects or animals.

personification

100

to openly resist or refuse to obey

defy

100

"Things are rough all over"

Cherry Valance

100

Ponyboy and Sodapop are lucky because this prized possession regenerates.

What is their hair?

100

Who wrote "The Lottery"? 

Shirley Jackson

200

How old was Virginia Clemm, the cousin that Poe married?

13

200

This type of figurative language involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

hyperbole

200

very painful

excruciating

200

"It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night."

narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart"

200

In The Giver, what are the names of Jonas's closest friends?

Who are Asher and Fiona?

200

What role did SE Hinton play in the movie "The Outsiders?"

Dallas Winston's nurse

300

How does the victim die in "The Cask of Amontillado?"

He was buried alive.

300

This type of figurative language compares two different things using "like" or "as."

simile

300

To make a face showing pain or disgust, or a face that shows pain or disgust

grimace


300

"The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared."

Jonas

300

What was Tessie's last name in "The Lottery?"

Hutchinson

300

Who was the oldest person attending the lottery? 

Old Man Warner

400

What disease did the narrator have in "The Black Cat?"

alcoholism

400

This type of figurative language involves phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words, like "break the ice."

idiom

400

a strong opinion or belief


conviction

400

"It's bye-bye to you, Gabe, in the morning."

Jonas' father

400

Ironic name of the street where Miss Strangeworth lived in "The Possibility of Evil"

Pleasant Street

400

On what date did the lottery take place? 

June 27th

500

What year did Edgar Allan Poe die?

1849

500

This type of figurative language uses words that imitate the sound they describe, such as "buzz" or "sizzle."

onomatopoeia

500

No longer used; out of date

obsolete

500

"I don't need your charity."

Ponyboy Curtis

500

Who was the name of the houseguest in "The Landlady?"

Billy Weaver

500

How many francs does the replacement necklace cost Madame and Monsieur Loisel in "The Necklace?"

36,000 francs

600

What is Edgar Allan Poe's best selling poem? 

"The Raven" 

600

What type of figurative language is this: jumbo shrimp, deafening silence, pretty ugly? 

What is an oxymoron? 

600

This is a literary device that shows a common repeating pattern or idea

What is motif? 

600

"You know the rules. No jazz before the rumble."

Two-Bit

600

These are the names of Tessie's four children.

Eva, Bill Jr., Nancy, and Dave

600

Name all the greasers. 

Sodapop, Darrel, Ponyboy, Johnny Cade, Steve Randall, Two-Bit Matthews, Dallas Winston