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The stoning of a woman in The Lottery is likely an ____________ to the Gospel of St. John in the New Testament.

What is allusion

100

Who is Mr. Schenck's favorite student?

What is all of his students

100

A Play or story in which the main character/characters comes to an unhappy end

What is tragedy

100
The time and place of a story
What is setting
100
The main idea of a story
What is theme
200
A written account of a person's own life
What is an autobiography
200
The main character of a story
What is protagonist
200
An account of a person's life written by another person
What is a biography
200
The conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
200

Something that stands for something else i.e. The Raven

What is symbol

300
The main problem or struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
300
The vantage point from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
A long story told in elevated language which relates the deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society is called
What is an epic
300

A style of writing that jumps forward and backward in time, often using flashbacks

What is nonlinear

300
The hints or clues as to what happens next
What is foreshadow
400

In The Necklace, Madame Loisel and her husband spend ten years going into debt to replace it, when in reality it wasn't worth anything.

What is situational irony

400

A "bleeding tree" is an example of what

What is personification

400

The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.

What is mood

400
An imitation of another's work of literature, art , music, for entertainment purposes is
What is parody
400

When a single word or phrase is used multiple times for effect

What is Repitition

500

What year did JWMHS first open it's doors

What is the year 2000

500

When Romeo shows up at Julliet's chamber thinking that she has killed herself, but we know that she has only taken a sleeping potion. 

What is dramatic irony

500

Rainsford describing the heat of the tropical night by saying, "It's like moist black velvet."

What is simile

500

The repetition of the same sound in a series of words

What is alliteration

500

The author's attitude about a topic based on their use of specific words or style of writing.

What is tone