Women in Horror
Contrary to popular assumption, the namesake is the ambitious doctor not the monster.
Who is Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein)?
The focus and main points of your argument.
What is the thesis?
Found in atmospheric changes, narrator cues, or characters' dialogue/thoughts, this lets us know something is about to happen.
What is foreshadowing?
Usually a work of fiction containing dark or macabre elements, supernatural characters or monsters, or psychological disturbances.
What is horror?
In The Odyssey, a drink from this plant makes the sailors forgot about going home.
What is a lotus plant?
This single phrase was enough to send Julie into a guilt-ridden state of paranoia and panic.
What is I know what you did last summer?
The recapitulation of your main points as well as your final thoughts for the future.
What is the summary?
A seemingly ordinary object takes on greater meaning within the story or to the characters in the story.
What is symbolism?
Describing the opposite of the perfect state of society, this was coined as a nod to Sir Thomas Moore's 1516 concept.
What is dystopian?
In Dry, the great water crisis all stems from the flow of this river being diverted to other states.
What is the Colorado River?
This piece of fine china held enough deadly poison to kill an entire family...almost.
What is the Blackwood sugar bowl?
This is an excellent resource to ensure your works cited page is correct and proper credit is given.
What is NoodleTools?
Something that is the opposite of how it seems or when the reader knows something the character does not.
What is irony?
Memoirs, biographies, histories, editorial books...
What are types of nonfiction?
A dystopian novel named for the temperature at which paper burns.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
The thing Merricat Blackwood detests more than the townsfolk and having to walk by the general store.
What are uninvited guests?
Times New Roman, 12 pt font, double spaced.
What is MLA format?
Weather, landscape, time of day, and author word choices may set this.
What is the mood?
Fantastical tales that help cultures understand the world around them, life, and death.
What is mythology?
This can be claimed when a writer only focuses on one side of a story, uses inflammatory language, or uses opinion instead of fact.
What is bias?
Serving as a type of narrator, he is also the foil to Victor who ultimately heeds the warnings of Victor's tragic tale.
Who is Robert Walton?
Interviews, first-hand or eye-witness accounts, original works, journals/diaries, photographs, government records, research studies...
What are primary sources?
A story that moves the reluctant main character from normal life through numerous trials and other worlds to bring about transformation.
What is the hero's journey?
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What is the structure of a haiku?
Dystopian novel featuring references to Shakespearean tragedies and the Roman empire, as well as a plant motif.
What is The Hunger Games?