Novels
A kid gets tired of civilization, moves into a tree, adopts a bird with anger issues, and somehow survives entirely on confidence and questionable cooking skills.
What is "My Side of the Mountain"
Two criminals kidnap a kid expecting easy money and quickly discover they have accidentally adopted a tiny chaotic goblin who enjoys terrorism as a hobby.
a figure of speech and literary device where the intended meaning, or the actual outcome of a situation, is the opposite of what is literally said or expected
What is irony
The Tortoise and the Hare: The slow, steady competitor wins against the arrogant fast competitor
What is situational irony
His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Who is Mark Twain
A respected doctor invents the world’s worst energy drink and suddenly starts committing crimes with the confidence of a man who thinks consequences are optional.
What is Strange Case of "The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
A rich guy pays for the world’s most expensive hunting trip and learns that stepping on literally one tiny thing can ruin absolutely everything for everybody.
What is The Sound of Thunder
a literary device and figure of speech where human qualities, emotions, or actions are attributed to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts
What is personification
In Much Ado About Nothing: Hero’s "Death" & Wedding (Act 5): Claudio is told he is marrying a "niece" of Leonato who looks like the deceased Hero. The audience knows the bride is actually Hero, who has been alive the entire time.
What is dramatic irony
Author that could be described as imaginative fantasy author, world-builder, linguist, and creator of epic adventures.
Who was J.R.R. Tolkien
A boy avoids responsibility so professionally that he convinces other kids to do his chores for fun and somehow still becomes the hero of the story.
What is "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
A guy completely ruins his finances trying to impress his crush, finally gets one valuable thing left, and immediately turns it into dinner right before discovering it was the only reason she visited him in the first place.
What is Federigo's Falcon
a one-dimensional, uncomplicated figure in fiction defined by a single trait, idea, or quality
What is a flat character
From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The "Happiest" Moment: Tom considers himself to have been at the peak of happiness when he was shot in the leg during his adventure. This is ironic because a sensible person would consider being shot a miserable experience.
What is verbal irony
described as creative, influential, poetic, and dramatic. He also created many words and phrases that we still use. He was a master storyteller known for writing powerful characters, emotional conflicts, and timeless plays that are still studied and performed today,
Who was William shakespeare
A short guy who just wants snacks and naps gets dragged into a dangerous road trip with thirteen chaotic roommates and accidentally becomes brave.
What is "The Hobbit"
A woman gets a few minutes of unexpected emotional freedom, starts planning a whole new life, and then the universe decides she was getting a little too comfortable.
What is The Story of an Hour
a literary device and figure of speech where words imitate the natural sounds associated with objects or actions, such as "buzz," "crash," or "tick-tock"
What is onomatopoeia
A fire station burns down because someone forgot to install the sprinklers.
What is situational irony
This author killed off his protagonist and then brought him back to life because his fans revolted
Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
My favorite Novel of all time
What is Pride and Predjudice
Two people are so committed to hating each other that they accidentally turn a camping trip into an awkward team-building exercise with extremely bad timing.
What is The Interlopers
the use of concrete objects, characters, figures, colors, or actions to represent abstract ideas, themes, or concepts beyond their literal meaning
What is symbolism
In a horror movie, the audience watches a character loudly say, “Relax, there’s definitely nobody in this house,” while the villain is standing directly behind them holding an axe.
What is dramatic irony
the guy who basically warned humanity, “Maybe stop messing with the future and burning books.”
Who was Ray Bradbury