Greek Mythology or Poetry
This Greek hero slayed Medusa and rescued Andromeda.
Perseus
This writing element appeals to the five senses.
Sensory Details
This is the central message or insight revealed in a story.
Theme
This punctuation mark is used to join two related independent clauses.
semicolon
Character motivation: What is Amir's Biggest motivation throughout his childhood?
Baba's respect/love/admiration
In one of the myths, the Greek hero use his shield as a mirror to defeat Medusa instead of facing her in battle or other means, This shows the Greeks held what core value for their culture?
Intelligence/reasoning/Wit or Brains over Braun at times
Punctuate the Dialogue sentence correctly:
I would do anything for you she said
"I would do anything for you," she said.
This device gives human traits to non-human things.
personification
What is the name of the comma at the end of a list?
Oxford Comma
What are the two classes of Afghans that are represented throughout the story?
Pashtuns & Hazaras
This device is the repetition of the same beginning consonant sounds in a phrase.
Alliteration
Dialogue should be used for these two main purposes.
What are character development and plot advancement?
Double jeopardy
This type of irony is when the audience knows something the character doesn’t.
What are the 2 rules of when to have a capital letter in a sentence?
proper nouns and beginning of sentences
Double jeopardy
this type of character serves to emphasize the protagonist's qualities, either positive or negative, by showcasing their opposite or differing characteristics
This poetic device occurs when words in a poem when you have a repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants Ex. (The gleaming sunbeams shone down)
Assonance
The term for adjusting pacing to emphasize important plot moments.
Pacing
In The Monkey’s Paw, the knocking at the door is an example of this. (literary device)
What is foreshadowing or suspense?
This punctuation is used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence acting as one
Hyphen
Characterization: Amir gives two reasons he for why he left Hassan to be assaulted. One he claims he tried to convince himself was true, and one he claims is the real reason. What are those 2 reasons?
Wishes/tried: He was a coward (afraid)
Real reason: He sacrificed Hassan to win Baba and his praise (he's just a Hazara, isn't he?)
By having Theseus kill all the bandits by "what each had done to others, Theseus did to him," what did this show about Greeks ideas/philosophy on Justice?
'Eye for an eye" justice. One should be punished severely as the crime.
This point of view provides an all-knowing narrator who can reveal the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
third-person omniscient
The weather in “The Open Window” adds to this story element.
mood
What is wrong with this sentence:
"The waiter presented a steak to the guest that was medium-rare."
Misplaced modifier. It has the Guest as 'medium-rare" instead of the steak.
Amir refers to his Birthday present as this phrase alluding to the funds Judas was paid to betray Jesus in the Bible.
Blood Money