Comprehension
What reckless, youthful mistake led to Beatrice and her entire family being cursed and transformed into bluebirds?
How did Wirt and Greg end up lost?
What is: The ran from the cops, climbed up the cemetery wall, jumped off, almost got hit by a train, and rolled into the lake/river.
"You're sinking like a stone" is an example of: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, or personification?
What is: simile- it is a comparison using like/as.
According to Beatrice, bluebirds typically symbolize what?
What is: good luck and joy.
Adelaide of the Forest, the Good Woman of the Wood is actually _______?
What is: a wicked witch who dies due to poisonous nighttime air and her windows being opened.
When Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice stumble into the eerie village of Pottsfield in Chapter 2, what do the festive townspeople actually turn out to be?
What is: Skeletons wearing pumpkins
Beatrice's role was to do what?
What is: guide the brothers to Adelaide- but she lied. She wanted to be freed from her curse.
"You're a traveler on a sacred journey. You're the master of your own destiny. The hero of your own story!” is an example of: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, or personification.
What is: metaphor- Wirt is being compared to a hero, master, ect. without using like/as.
The magic bell used by Auntie Whispers represents what?
What is: Control
People interpret the turtles as symbolic representations of what in "the Unknown"?
What is: corruption, a warning, or even sin.
What is the dark, tragic truth behind the Edelwood trees that the Beast uses the Woodsman to harvest?
The trees are created from those who have lost their will/hope.
How does Wirt ultimately realize the truth about the Beast's survival and manage to defeat him in the climax of the series?
What is: He sees that the Beast is obsessed with the flame making him realize it is his soul in the lantern not the Woodsman's daughter.
How can music, strange noises, or silence make a scene more suspenseful? (Imagery)
What is: They can make viewers anticipate danger, feel uneasy, or wonder what will happen next.
The Dark Lantern carried by the Woodsman, it represents what?
What is: Blind belief sustained only by a fragile, desperate hope.
What theme(s) do/does Lorna and Auntie Whispers show us in the episode with the bell?
What is: control, not judging a book by its cover aka apperances, and the burden of responsibility.
What does the dreamlike realm of "The Unknown" actually represent regarding Wirt and Greg?
What is: Limbo between life/death or even purgatory.
Which 2 characters foreshadow the Beasts role as the antagonist in Over the Garden Wall? (Bonus points if you can tell me what the 2 characters said)
Woodsman: Beware the Unknown! Fear the Beast! Leave the woods- if you can.
Tavern Keeper: He lurks out there in The Unknown,
seeking those who are far from home,
hoping never to let you return. Don't believe his lies.
“The moon rides the waves to the shore” is an example of: Simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, or personification.
What is: personification- the moon cannot ride it is the moon.
The oil—specifically the black sap or oil oozing from the Edelwood trees—symbolizes what?
What is: Lost hope or despair.
When Wirt and Greg wander into the warm tavern in Chapter 3, what do the eccentric patrons initially mistake Wirt for?
What is: The Young Lover
Who is Quincy Endicott?
Who is: An eccentric tea magnate who thinks he is being haunted by a ghost.
How do the brothers escape "the Unknown?"
What is: By confronting the Beast, rejecting his despair, and actively choosing to save one another, which breaks the Beast's hold and allows them to wake up in the real world.
What is the theme of "Over the Garden Wall?"
What is: Hope is a transformative power, to face your fears, to value brotherhood, and that everyone grows up in life.
What is: persistence or grief.
How do the dark trees, fog, and shadows help create the atmosphere of the Unknown?
What is: They make the setting feel mysterious, eerie, or threatening.