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The Great Gatsby
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The person at the end of the novel that shoots and kills Gatsby.
What is George Wilson
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This character is known as the main character of the story, who goes on to become the King of Scotland from committing the murder of the previous king
What is Macbeth
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The following is an example of what? After, fix the error in the sentence "You should see that movie, it's awesome!"
What is a comma splice. To fix this sentence, you can add a connecting word or separate them into different sentences. Example: You should see that movie because its awesome
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What is an Alliteration? Provide an example
What is the repetition of initial word sounds, usually consecutive words within the same sentence of line. Example: she sells sea shells by the sea shore
100
The name of the bridge connecting Canada to the USA
What is the Bluewater Bridge
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The phrase in which Gatsby uses to refer to most characters he meets in the story
What is an "old sport"
200
Lady Macbeth is unable to kill the King herself for this reason
Because she says that King Duncan resembles her father too much, so she is unable to commit the gruesome murder
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This is a style of essay consists of at least 4 body paragraphs, with the first of the body paragraphs contrasting against the thesis the writer has chosen
What is an argumentative essay
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This literary device is known as the use of a mild or indirect expression instead of one that is harsh or direct
What is an euphemism
200
The number of provinces and territories in Canada
10 provinces, 3 territories
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This character is accused of killing Myrtle in a car accident, when in reality, it was this character who hit Myrtle
Who is Gatsby and Daisy (Gatsby is accused and Daisy actually hit Myrtle)
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This symbol first appears in scene one, when Macbeth hallucinates about his plan to kill the King
What is the dagger
300
The following is an example of what? "Because ice cream is my favourite dessert"
What is a sentence fragment
300
Jumbo shrimp, bittersweet, the living dead and civil war are examples of
Oxymorons
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The food item consisting of toast, ham, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce
What is eggs benedict
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What is the symbol that is close to Gatsby and who does it represent? (Hint: it is found across the bay from Gatsby's mansion)
What is the green light. This symbol represents Daisy, in the sense that Gatsby believes the green light holds the answers to his future with Daisy
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These are the three simplified prophecies in which the three witches give to Macbeth in the first act OR These are the three predictions the reader learns about near the end of the play (CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER)
What are: 1. Macbeth will become the thane of Cawdor 2. Macbeth will become King 3. Banquo sons can become king, and take the throne away from Macbeth OR 1) The soldier's head- tells Macbeth to fear Macduff 2) The bloody baby- No man born of woman shall harm Macbeth 3) Crowned child holding a tree branch- tells Macbeth he is safe until Birnam Wood comes to his castle on Dunsinane Hill.
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This element to an essay connects the topic of the essay to the reader and gives the reader a reason to care about this topic.
What is food for thought
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This device is used to describe a minor character who is often defines as one or two stereotypical traits (ex.jock) and plays a supporting role to the main characters
What is a flat character
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This vegetable, in the mustard family, is named for a European capital city
What are brussels sprouts
500
This is an example of pathetic fallacy in The Great Gatsby
What is when Gatsby decides to meet with Daisy after 5 years and on the meeting day, the weather tends to shift from being very rainy to being sunny.
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This instrument is references by Macduff in the following battle call before the war with Macbeth, "Make all our ____ speak; give them all breath/ Those clamorous harbingers of blood and death."
What are trumpets
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On a works cited page, what must one do if the citation continues past the first line?
One must indent any extra lines past the first line of a citation
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Satire is known as _______ . Give the definition and the 4 techniques of satire
Satire points out society's flaws. It often makes fun of a subject as a way of provoking change or stimulating ideas. The four techniques are: 1. Parody 2. Exaggeration 3. Reversal 4. Incongruity
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This country produces the most amount of wine per year
What is Italy