Elements of Fiction
This is the name for a type of character that does NOT change throughout the story.
To write the first AND last sentence of an essay, you should use a __________ technique.
What is - DRAPES?
Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Who is - Edgar Allan Poe?
What is a verb?
What is - the ACTION something does (run, swim, sleep, etc.)
I get haircuts pretty often (my hair grows so fast!) - on what day did I get my most recent haircut?
What is - Wednesday, January 24th?
This is the name for the first section of a story: this is where you learn information such as the characters' names, the setting, and the conflict.
What is - exposition?
The most important sentence in an essay (according to Mr. F and the 6 pages his college English professor wrote about it) is...
What is - the thesis sentence?
In Poe's "The Black Cat," how do the police find the corpse of the narrator's wife?
What is - the cat (buried in the wall with her) cries?
What part of speech is used to combine independent clauses (or sentences) together?
What are - conjunctions?
1. Xbox 360
2. Xbox One
3. Nintendo Wii
4. Nintendo Switch
5. Gameboy Advance
6. Gamecube
7. N64
8. Meta Quest II
9. Playstation Three
What is - 9: Playstation Three? (Microsoft is where it's at, suckas!!!)
This word describes the tense feeling the reader has when they aren't quite sure what's going to happen next in a story.
What is - suspense?
Which of the sentences in TRIAC should REALLY be two sentences, instead of one?
What is - A: Analysis?
In The Odyssey, what is the name of Odysseus' son?
Who is - Telemachus?
There are two kinds of clauses - what are they?
What is - dependent, independent?
Which of these places did Mr. F visit with LHS' own Mr. Hiatt while he taught at CHS?
1. London
2. Paris
3. Belize
4. Germany
5. Portugal
What is - Belize?
What is - tone?
In the Illustration section of TRIAC, your evidence can come from two sources - what are they?
What is - your personal life, and a textbook/website/book?
In the Odyssey, Odysseus has to make a tough choice: let his ship be sucked down by a whirlpool, or WHAT?
(He chooses the second option, saving a few of his men... at least for another month!)
What is - sacrifice six men to Scylla, the monster of the mountain?
What is the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence?
What is - the simple sentence has one independent clause, while the compound sentence has two?
On average, how many cups of coffee does Mr. F drink in a week?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 16
What is - B. 9?
(Any more and I think I'd never sleep!)
THIS form of irony occurs inside of the book when a character says one thing, but really means the opposite.
What is - dramatic irony?
Mr. F says that writing the conclusion of your essay should be the easiest part - why?
What is - you're mostly repeating things you've already said!
In The Odyssey, what is the real name of the Cyclops?
Who is - Polyphemous?
Mr. F's least favorite part of speech shows a relationship between two nouns - what is it?
What are - prepositions (BLEGH)?
Which of these things did Mr. F experience while in college?
1. A professor doing a backflip in the middle of class to prove a point to a student
2. A fire that burned down the dorm he lived in
3. A house exploding, leaving nothing behind
4. Street racing with his friends on campus and having to avoid campus police
What is - 3?