All Quiet
This friend of Paul's is the first to die in the war.
This character is with Macbeth when he encounters the Weird Sisters.
Who is Banquo?
This literary term refers to the main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
In the short story "The Lottery" the stones the little children collect is used for this literary purpose?
What is symbolism?
Two lines that appear close together that rhyme.
What is a rhyming couplet?
Ironically, when Paul is in this location he feels stressed instead of rested and relaxed.
What is home/on leave?
This object, given to Lady Macbeth, is another example of why Duncan is an honourable king who does not deserve the fate he meets by Macbeth's hands.
What is a diamond?
This term refers to the author's feelings about the subject or issue she is writing about.
What is tone?
The essay "Drowning in Dishes" was was like a short story but did not follow a traditional plot and presented the author's thesis so it is this type of essay.
When referring to a poem's structure, this term is used to reference a "paragraph."
What is a stanza?
This piece of military gear, essential for life in the trenches, is a symbol of life.
What is a gas mask?
Malcolm goes to this country to avoid the blame for his father's murder.
The statement "Fair is foul and foul is fair" is an example of this literary device.
What is a paradox?
This satirical technique involves extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
This is the repeated use of a consonant letter sound at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
What is consonance?
This location has an ominous name and is usually not a place a sick or injured soldier returns from.
What is the Dying Room?
Macduff affectionately refers to his wife and children as this when he mourns the news of their murders.
What is chickens?
A brief, simple retelling of a real-life event.
What is an anecdote?
In an essay, an author may include this by acknowledging that the other side of an argument has valid points.
The poem Mr. Keating uses to show his students that they should not waste their youth.
What is "To the Virgins, Make Much of Time"?
This theme is reflected by the coffins that the soldiers see stacked up before a big battle.
What is "government and military officials treat soldiers as disposable commodities during war."
This apparition accompanies the Witches' prophecy to "Beware the Thane of Fife."
What is an armed head?
Blood, sleep, and darkness are all recurring examples of this in Macbeth.
What is motif?
Jonathan Swift's purpose in writing "A Modest Proposal."
What is to point out how badly the English government was treating the Irish.
This poem uses a unique structure with the poet asking questions and then providing an answer.
What is "O Me! O Life!"?