Types of Sentences
What is an exclamatory statement?
Expresses strong feelings in the form of an exclamation
What does the word Perturb mean?
To agitate, upset, anger, or to fluster
Tele-Tele Heart:
Why does the man confess to killing the old man?
His conscious made him think he and the detectives could hear the old man's heartbeat from beneath the floor. He felt as if the detectives were tricking him, so he went ahead and confessed the truth.
Why did Johnny tell Ponyboy to stay gold?
Johnny wanted Ponyboy to stay out of trouble and to live a better life.
What is verbal irony?
Pretty much sarcasm
What type of sentence is this?
Go wash the dishes.
(dec., exc., int., imp.)
Imperative ( understood you )
What does the word Plaudits mean?
It means applause, cheering, and clapping
The Veldt:
What were two examples of foreshadowing?
(Answers may vary)
The wallet, the scarf, the screaming, the nursery was acting strange, and when Peter screamed that he and Windy wished their parents were dead.
What book did Johnny and Ponyboy read in the abandoned church?
Gone with the Wind
What is dramatic irony?
When the reader knows what is going to happen but the character/characters do not
What type of sentence is this?
Jarry, where are my shoes?
(dec., exc., int., imp.)
Interrogative
What is the OPPOSITE of the meaning of the word oblique?
Lamb to the Slaughter:
When Mary murdered Patrick, was it a crime of passion or a premeditated murder?
Mary did not plan the murder out, it had just happened all of a sudden. So it would have been a crime of passion.
What was the one thing Dallas does truly?
Rodeoing
What is fate/situational irony?
Fate/ Situational irony is irony whenever something is supposed to/ destined to happen, but then something unexpected, from what is said as destiny, happens instead
What kind of sentence is this?
I despise mid-terms.
(dec., exc., int., imp.)
Imperative
What does the word Myriad mean?
It means countless and infinite
Cask of Amontillado:
How did Montressor end up tricking Fortunado into coming with him into the wine cellar?
Montressor manipulated Fortunado into coming by being passive-aggressive with him.
What is the main plot of The Outsiders?
That everyone has troubles and nobody has an easy-going/perfect life.
What type of irony is this statement?
Carrie was on the way to the "jammed joints" doctor. Walking into the office she jammed her finger in the door.
Fate/Situational Irony
What is a declarative sentence?
Declaring an opinion that sounds like a fact.
What does the word decree mean?
It means to edict or to proclaim
The Illustrated Man:
How did the Illustrated Man get his tattoos?
He went to a tattoo parlor while he had a broken leg. The woman tattooing him claimed to be a futuristic witch, she gave him the tattoos.
Why did Cherry say she might fall in love with Dally?
What type of irony is this statement?
(Sue has an ugly skirt on) "I love your skirt Sue, where did you get it?", said Regina George.
Verbal Irony