Life and Career
He wrote his first poem at age 3 and later became famous for “The Sandman.”
Neil Gaiman
Who tells the story in I, Cthulhu
Cthulhu
In Gaiman’s version, who tells the story instead of Snow White
The Queen
Which story shows the Queen telling her side of Snow White’s story?
Snow, Glass, Apples
What kind of sentence is just two words, like ‘She bit’?
Simple
This genre-defining comic helped Gaiman earn acclaim as a creator of modern comics.
What is it called when non-human things act like people?
personification
What object stands for trickery and fate in the story
apple
What do you call it when a story challenges old ideas about women
feminist lens
What’s it called when the beginning of sentences is repeated, like ‘I saw… I saw… I saw…’?
anaphora
Gaiman was inspired by this fantasy series about a magical wardrobe.
What is the word for how an author picks words to set the mood?
diction
What do you call a story where things look normal but hide a different meaning in things?
symbolism
In ‘I, Cthulhu,’ why might a feminist critic point out a problem
there are almost no women characters
What is it called when a sentence leaves out words to sound rushed?
Elliptical clause
What change happened in Gaiman’s stories as he got older?
his writing became darker and more serious
When weird, impossible things happen in a story, what is it called?
surrealism
What do you call a storyteller you can’t fully trust?
Unreliable narrator
Which story makes fun of 1980s shopping culture by selling murder like a product
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale
What kind of sentence connects two ideas with ‘and’ or ‘but’
Compound
Name one big award Neil Gaiman has won.
What is the Hugo Award or Nebula Award or Bram Stoker Award
What do we call the writing when it creates a clear picture in your mind?
Imagery
What writing technique shows a character’s fears through their words?
Poetic or emotional language
Why are garlic and rowan berries important in Snow, Glass, Apples?
old symbols used to fight vampires
What happens when Gaiman uses a super short sentence in a serious moment?
It shifts the mood to serious and shocking.