To Kill A Mockingbird
Who wrote 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?
Harper Lee
Note down the technique:
She glistened like a pearl in the sunSimile
Write ONE theme of Gothic literature
- Supernatural
- High emotion
- Women in distress
- Metaphors of gloom and terror
- Atmosphere of mystery and suspense
What is an adverbial phrase?
An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb.
Which came first, Romanticism or The Enlightenment era?
Write the full name of the character that accused Tom of the horrible act
Mayella Ewell
As she adamantly jumped upon the couch, its cries of protest were drowned out by her own screams.
What does the word 'Enigmatic' mean?
Mysterious
What does an adverbial phrase NOT contain?
A Subject and a Verb
When was the Enlightenment Era?
1650-1780
(20 years either side)
When was To Kill A Mockingbird written?
1960
Time is a merciless thief, stealing away the minutes like a skilled pickpocket.
Metaphor
In what decade was The Castle Of Otranto written?
1764 (1760s)
Write the adverbial phrase in the below sentence:
I'll do it in a minute or so
When was The Victorian Era, and name ONE Characteristic
1837-1901 (max 20 years either side)
- Urbanisation
- Extremely poor living and working conditions
- Emphasis on morality
- Sexuality was oppressed
Write down 3 teachings that Scout learned throughout the book.
Need to have three of the below:
Empathy
Unpacking prejudice
Racial inequality
Not to judge a book by its cover
I found myself. The trees whispered secrets. The trees whispered wisdom. The trees whispered a language I could understand. In their branches, I found shelter.
Anaphora
What are the titles of the two texts we studied of Edgar Allan Poe?
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
What are the 4 types of Adverbial phrases?
When? (Adverbial Phrase of Time)
Where? (Adverbial Phrase of Place)
How? (Adverbial Phrase of Manner)
Why? (Adverbial Phrase of reason)
What does the word 'Zeitgeist' mean?
What town and state is To Kill A Mockingbird set in?
Maycomb, Alabama
Alright, buckle up folks, 'cause I'm about to tell you a tale that'll make your hair stand on end. Picture this: a small town in the middle of nowhere, where everybody knows everybody.
Colloquial language
Who wrote 'Frankenstein', and when was it written (decade)
Mary Shelley, 1816 (1810s)
What are the TWO types of Adverbial phrases in the below:
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had ...
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds = TIME
hung oppressively low in the heavens = MANNER
What are two characteristics of The Enlightenment?
- Pursuit of knowledge by means of reason (logic)
- Valued happiness
- Liberty and progress
- Age of reason
- Separation of Church and State