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Figurative Language
The Most Dangerous Game
Grammar/Punctuation
Other Readings
Miscellaneous
100
A comparison without using like or as found in stories and poetry
What is a metaphor?
100
What did Rainsford drop to cause his dive into the Caribbean Sea?
What is his pipe after hearing a gunshot
100
A pause between clauses/ideas in a sentence or used to create a list
What is a comma?
100
What happens to the two boys in the story "Always Running"?
What is they were beat up for being on the wrong side of the tracks
100
Giving a non-human item a human-like trait
What is personification?
200
This uses words and phrases to create a picture for the reader.
What is imagery?
200
What was the other option available to those who did not wish to play the game?
What is they were given to Ivan who would proceed to torture them via whip until death.
200
Joins two clauses or ideas in such a way that one is grammatically dependent upon the other
What is a subordinating conjunction
200
What does the trowel scene in "The Cask of Amontillado" mean when Montressor waves it about to Fortunado?
What is foreshadowing?
200
Define the Greek root: pan-
What is "all"?
300
Incorporating the sound associated with whatever is being discussed
What is an onomatopoeia?
300
What shoes was Rainsford provided and recommended to wear?
What are moccasins because they leave a "poorer trail" which increases the difficulty to be found
300
Often used to connect two independent clauses that are related in meaning.
What is a semicolon
300
Why did the father lick the gallbladder of the bear in "Bile"?
What is to remind himself of the war and what struggles he had to overcome and the strength and resolve needed to do so
300
What is the author's attitude towards a certain subject?
What is tone?
400
Reference outside content and material within a passage or story
What is allusion?
400
Name two examples of foreshadowing in the story
What is the name of the island (Ship-Trap Island) and the discussion between Whitney and Rainsford about whether animals have feelings or not
400
One describes action while the other is a modifier for the first and other parts of speech
What is the difference between a verb and an adverb?
400
What did Wind Wolf's father ask of his son's teacher?
What is to not label him as a "slow learner" because he performed poorly on one test.
400
Name the two types of irony most commonly found in stories
What is dramatic and verbal irony
500
Used typically in shows, movies, and books, what is it called when a writer or director uses an object, person, place, or experience to represent something else?
What is a symbol?
500
Name the traps used by Rainsford against General Zaroff during the hunt
What are the Malay mancatcher, the Burmese tiger pit, and the knife on the springy tree
500
Name the requirements for a strong argumentative writing
What are hooks, claim, counterclaim, reasoning, examples/textual evidence, and concessions/refutations
500
How many time periods are traveled through and referenced in the story "Thanksgiving: A personal History"
What is 5
500
What is the difference between ethos, pathos, and logos?
What is ethos is an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. Logos is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.