Theme
POV & Symbolism
Theme & Imagery
Conflict & Structure
Wildcard
100

What does the Dash represent?

What is all the time that they spent life on Earth.

100

What's the point of view of "The Dash"?

What is first person.

100

What's the theme of "The Dash"?

What is to live your life fully and without regrets

100

What is the conflict of "The Dash"?

What is not living your life to the fullest?

100

Give a summary of the story in under 30 seconds!

(varies)

200

What is the meaning that Linda Ellis hides in the poem?

What is to remind people to focus on love, relationships, and making the most of the present.

200

What does the point of view add to the story?

What is adds emotion to the story because as the story moves along, the man is realizing what the dash truly means as the reader realizes it.

200

Where is the most imagery found in the poem?

What is in the beginning of the poem?

200

What does the author use to explain the conflict?

What is the Dash?

200

Are you proud with how you've spent your dash so far?

(varies)

300

What is the main symbolism in "The Dash" and what does it represent?

What is the Dash, it represents all the time that they spent life on Earth.

300

Where is the imagery in the story explaining?

What is the funeral?

300

Who is the author of the dash?

Who is Linda Ellis?

400

Why is the theme important to the story?

What is it helps the reader understand what the dash represents?

400
How did the author come up with this poem?

What is Ellis's co-worker shared a letter from his dying wife. She expressed deep regret over time, feeling that she had wasted her life worrying about trivial things. This made Ellis reflect on her own high-stress corporate job and the true purpose of life?

500

When was the earliest tombstone made?

What is ~3000 BC