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Verbals
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A type of writing that mocks societal "flaws"
What is satire
100
Samuel Clemons' penname
Who is Mark Twain?
100
A satire written by Washington Irving about a hellish encounter.
What is The Devil and Tom Walker?
100
The age when everything was accurate and true
What is realism?
100
This verbal likes to pretend it is a noun.
What is gerund
200
The audiences knows more than the character
What is dramatic irony?
200
Went to Walden to "live deliberately"
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
200
An essay focusing on the idea of trusting one's self
What is "Self-Reliance"?
200
Depicting the culture, community, and customs of a county
What is regionalism?
200
This verbal is usually accompanied by a helping preposition
What is an infinitive?
300
Story told from narrator's side
What is first person point of view?
300
Wrote about a woman's downward spiral into depression
Who is Charlotte Perkins Gilman?
300
7 rooms, 7 colors, 7 stages of life
What is "The Masque of the Red Death"
300
Everything is EVIL
What is gothicism?
300
A verbal used to describe a noun.
What is a participle
400
Creates suspense if the right length
What is a pause
400
Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier, Lowell, Holmes
Who are The Fireside Poets?
400
A plot twist fit for a feminist
What is "The Story of an Hour"?
400
Pulls strong inspiration from nature
What is transcendentalism?
400
"Running in the race was Karen's goal" is an example of one of these
What is a gerund?
500
The unexpected happens
What is situational irony?
500
Father of American Short Story
Who is Washington Irving?
500
Incorporates the use of dialect, storytelling, and amphibians
What is "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
500
Not candy hearts and valentines, but full of emotion nonetheless.
What is Romanticism?
500
An infinitive usually loses "to" when it follows this
What is a transitive verb