ELA but spooky
"Girls are caterpillars while they live in the world, to be finally butterflies when the summer comes; but in the meantime there are grubs and larvae, don't you see—each with their peculiar propensities, necessities and structure." (Carmilla)
Metaphor
Halloween is the second-largest commercial holiday in the US. How much money do Americans spend on Halloween?
Americans spend an average of $108.24 on Halloween.. the total, combined amount is $6.9 billion
true or false: Husband hunting was once a Halloween tradition.
true
Why are there fences around cemeteries?
Because people are dying to get in.
"Soon we were hemmed in with trees, which in places arched right over the roadway till we passed as through a tunnel; and again great frowning rocks guarded us boldly on either side." (Dracula)
Personification
Every ___ years, there's a full moon on Halloween
19
what is the most popular Halloween candy?
Reese's
What do you call a werewolf with a fever?
a hot dog
"The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home." (Frankenstein)
simile... and alliteration
The world’s heaviest pumpkin grew in a Swiss garden; how many pounds did it weigh?
2,096 pounds
this state produces more than twice as many pumpkins than any other state.
Illinois
Why can’t a man living in California be buried in Canada?
You don’t bury the living.
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge." ("The Cask of Amontillado")
Hyperbole
The fastest pumpkin carving ever only took ___ seconds
16.47 seconds
there's a statue of this classic Halloween movie character at the bottom of a lake in Crosby, Minnesota.
Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th
You’re in a room and there’s a ghost in the room, but you are the only one in the room. How is this possible?
You are the ghost.
"His gigantic, shadowy form, clothed like the ghost in Hamlet, in complete armour, but with the beaver up, was seen at midnight, by the moon’s fitful beams, to advance slowly along the gloomy avenue." (Frankenstein)
Allusion
Keene, New Hampshire holds the record for the most jack-o’-lanterns on display. How many pumpkins were displayed?
30,581
People originally carved this vegetable instead of pumpkins.
turnips
With piercing force, I dole out fate
Over bloodless victims, I proclaim my might
I can eternally join with a single bite.
What am I?
Dracula. or a stapler.