Unit 1 Test(2) Flashcards
In the story “The Adventures of the Speckled Band,” what is the speckled band in the story?
a snake
What question does the Traveller ask in the poem “The Listeners?
“Is anybody there?”
In the story “The Masque of the Red Death,” each of the rooms had a different color. What are four colors of the rooms in the story?
Black, violet, red, green
In the story “The Most Dangerous Game,” when Rainsford first comes to the island he discovers something disturbing. What was it?
Blood on the ground and gunshots
At the end of the story “The Masque of the Red Death,” what happened to the ebony clock?
It stops working
What is definition for the literary device “foreshadowing.”
An author’s hint at future events
What type of verbs are these: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
linking verbs
What are three of the key elements of a mystery.
crime, crime solver, suspects
Who is considered the “father of the detective story.”
a) Edgar Allan Poe
b) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edgar Allan Poe
How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle send secret messages bearing news of the war to prisoners?
He put tiny pin pricks in his books.
Personal Pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, it, us, you, them
Linking Verbs
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Demonstrative Pronouns
This, that, these, those
Interrogative Pronouns
What, which, who, whom, whose
Relative Pronouns
That, which, who, whom, whose
Helping Verbs
Have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would, might, may, must, can, could
Mood
Descriptive details in a story that add to the suspense.
Suspense
Makes the audience uncertain as to what is going to happen next in a story.
Conflict
The forces working against the main character.
Prediction
Predicting the outcome of a story.
Parallelism
Repeating words to connect things in literature.
Walter de la Mare
Wrote incomplete stories. Worked at an oil company.
Richard Connell
Sports reporter, editor for Daily Crimson, life experiences inspired stories.
