Grammar
What are nouns?
Person, place, thing, or idea
Was the barber experiencing an internal or external conflict in Lather and Nothing Else?
Internal - the Barber was internally struggling with supporting the rebellion by killing the captain or keeping his reputation as a good barber
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile - uses 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor - comparison without 'like' or 'as'
Don't cry, don't snitch, and get revenge
To be friendly and cheerful?
Genial
What is a verb?
An action word
What was the moral issue in Button, Button?
Killing an unknown person for their own personal gain (large sum of money)
What figurative language is in this example?
The stars danced in the nigh sky.
Personification
Who does Will meet in the elevator?
Ghosts from his life who have all been killed by revenge
When the author drops hints about something that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
Identify the adverb in the sentence.
The marathon runner moved swiftly through the race.
Swiftly
The guilt of killing the old man and hearing his beating heart in the floorboards.
Simile or metaphor?
Life is a rollercoaster
Metaphor
What feeling does each ghost give Will after they question him about the gun?
They are trying to make him doubt himself and his plan
What is a case of dramatic irony in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
When the detectives eat the murder weapon, the lamb without realizing it
Identify the adjectives in the sentence.
The purple house stood still on the corner of the street.
Purple
What are 3 types of point of views?
First, second, and third person
What is the figurative language in the sentence?
The car zipped down the highway.
Onomatopoeia
Where does Will find the gun?
The middle drawer of the dresser
What does offensive mean?
To cause anger or hurt
Change the verb from present tense to past tense:
I walk ->
I walked
What is dramatic irony?
When the readers know something that the character does not.
What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
What does the 67 second elevator ride represent?
The need for Will to make a decision
What does it mean to be vindictive?
Seeking to hurt someone in return for a real or imagined wrong