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Week 3 Vocabulary
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Run-On Sentences
"The Black Cat"
Week 4 Vocabulary
100
Which word refers to a scene in a story set in a time earlier than the main story?
Flashback
100
What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator?
His clouded blue eye.
100
Harry Potter is my favorite movie I love eating popcorn.
Titanic is my favorite movie. I love eating popcorn.
100
What was the first act of violence that the narrator committed against his cat?
He cut its eye out.
100
Which word refers to a narrator who we cannot trust?
Unreliable narrator
200
Which word refers to written language in its ordinary form? Hint: There is no poetic meter.
Prose
200
Where does the narrator place the old man's body?
Underneath the floor boards in his home.
200
People love peace they hate war.
People love peace. They hate war. People love peace; they hate war.
200
How did the narrator kill his cat?
He hung it from a tree
200
Which word means disturbing or horrifying due to its involvement with or depiction of death?
Macabre
300
Which word refers to the sequence of events in a literary work?
Plot
300
What does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" want people to think about him?
That he is sane.
300
At one time few people had enough money to buy books only a few people could read books.
At one time few people had enough money to buy books; only a few people could read books. At one time few people had enough money to buy books, so only a few people could read books.
300
What did the narrator find on the un-burned section of his wall?
An image of a black cat with a rope around its neck.
300
Which word refers to a prose narrative that is brief in length?
Short story
400
Which word refers to narratives told from the perspective of "I" or "we"?
First Person Point of View
400
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does a neighbor call the police to the old man's house?
He heard a scream during the night.
400
Kelly likes to cook she makes chicken every day.
Kelly likes to cook, so she makes chicken every day. Kelly likes to cook; she makes chicken every day.
400
What is the name of the narrator's cat?
Pluto
400
Which word refers to something apparently seen, but having no physical reality? Hint: a ghost or apparition
Phantasm
500
Which word refers to narratives told through a third party narrator? Hint: The narrator is NOT a character.
Third Person Point of View
500
Why does the narrator finally confess to murdering the old man? Hint: what does he hear?
He claims to hear the old man's heart beating
500
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
500
Where did the narrator place his wife's body?
Behind the plaster of a wall in their home.
500
Which word means to show good judgement?
Sagacious