Death by Scrabble
Define Vindication
Proving someone is correct or justified
Define Breadth.
Width.
Being wise/clever; showing good judgment.
Define Dissipate
To lessen, reduce, scatter, or disperse.
Define Undulating
Fluctuating in a pattern similar to a wave.
What is dramatic irony?
The audience knows something that the characters do not.
Define tone.
How the author feels about the subject they are writing about. It is revealed through their word choices.
What is a symbol?
An image or object that represents an idea.
What is an allegory?
A story that uses symbols to create an underlying political or moral messge.
Define Folly
What is situational irony?
The outcome is opposite of what was expected.
What is a dynamic character?
A character who has a change in belief, attitude, or personality by the end of the story.
Name 2 symbols from the short story.
Rooms- 7 stages of life
Torches- knowledge
Hallway- complicated journey through life.
Masked figure- disease
Clock- reminder of death
What is this short story an allegory for?
The refugee crisis.
Define Impressionable
Easily influenced due to lack of maturity
What is verbal irony?
Saying one thing but meaning the opposite for a dramatic or humorous effect.
Define mood.
How the short story makes the audience feel as they are reading.
What is a theme?
Life lesson or moral
What are the beaches symbols of in the short story?
Borders
Define Dauntless
Give an example of onomatopoeia from the story.
ZAPS
Clack clack. Clack clack.
Buzzing
Define Querulous.
An adjective that describes someone as argumentative, dissatisfied, or irritated.
What is a possible theme for the short story?
Death is inevitable.
Wealth cannot protect a person from death.
What is the underlying political or moral message from this short story?
Humans tend to accept those who are similar to them.
Humans respond to the unknown with fear and violence.
Define Pestilence
Disease