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Literary Elements
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Literary Elements 2
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When Billy arrives in Bath and begins searching for a place to stay. This stage of plot is...

What is Exposition?

100

What are facades?

These are the fronts of buildings.

100
There are ___ other names in the guestbook when Billy Weaver signs.
What is 2?
100
These two common household pets at first comfort Billy, then point to the fate that he will share with them.
What are the dog and the bird? The dachshund and the parrot.
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"I stuff all my pets when they die" is an example of:
What is foreshadowing?
200

When the landlady tells Billy she knew he'd want to stay at her bed and breakfast, what literary device is exemplified?

Foreshadowing

200

What is congenial?

Someone who is respectful or agreeable.

200
Billy meets ____ other tenants in the boarding house.
What is 0?
200
The tea Billy drinks has this taste.
What is bitter almonds?
200
Billy vs. the Landlady is an example of this type of conflict.
What is man vs. man?
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The protagonist of the story.
Who is Billy Weaver?
300

A peculiar smell seemed to ____________ from her person.

What is emanate?

300

Billy feels strangely drawn to ____________ by its comforting qualities.

What is the boarding house or bed and breakfast?

300
This is the only thing that the Landlady asks Billy Weaver to do before going to bed.
What is sign the guest book?
300
Point of view of the Landlady. (3rd person limited or omniscient)
What is 3rd person limited?
400
The antagonist of the story.
Who is the Landlady?
400

What is rapacious?

aggressively greedy or grasping

400
Billy goes to Bath for _________.
What is work?
400

How much does the landlady charge Billy to stay at her bed and breakfast?

Five and sixpence 

400

What is the mood of "The Landlady"?

eerie, suspenseful, dark

500
Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of _______ for this story.
What is Theme?
500

What is tantalizing?

This is when something might be just out of reach, however it is something that you may want.

500
Christopher Muholland and Gregory Temple.
What are the two names listed in the guest book?
500

What are 3 differences between the narrator and the landlady?

answers vary...the landlady is older, shrewd/cunning, controlling and dangerous; Billy is naive, trusting, and young/inexperienced

500
Roald Dahl
Who is the author of the Landlady?