Across
- 2. When this goes off in your head it really is impossible to think, according to the father of Harrison Bergeron
- 3. When I see that proverbial “light-bulb over your head” you might be experiencing one of these profound “Aha” moments otherwise called a(n)…
- 7. Juliet’s balcony scene speech could probably be called this, but technically Romeo was listening so then it would have to be a monologue
- 12. The literary term that would apply to those “apt names” that we see used frequently in The Odyssey; “Polyphemus, eater-of-guests”, for example
- 14. According to Prince Escalus the Feud in Romeo and Juliet started because of this insignificant thing
- 15. Probably the best gift that Mr. Pignati gets the kids to help them recapture some of their childhood
- 16. Perhaps the best “genre” label for “The Pigman”; Some call this a “novel of education”
- 18. This blind prophet wanted Odysseus to understand an import lesson: That the journey itself is the destination
- 21. In Romeo and Juliet it was “heavy lightness” or “loving hate”; in fact the whole play itself might be considered this literary term because it is a hybrid of both comedy and tragedy
- 22. The name we give to “excessive pride”; The thing that both Odysseus and the Alaskan Traveler (in “To Build a Fire”) had to unlearn according to some of the angry gods
- 23. That “delicious” information that we love to share with others; the ‘stuff’ that travels over fences almost quicker than neighbors can tell, according to Steinbeck
- 27. These problematic men are overtaking Odysseus’ home and becoming increasingly hostile
- 29. Some folks call these guys “reluctant” heroes, but another aspect of these guys is that they are immediately recognizable – very regular joes….
- 32. The plant that Odysseus men should never have eaten
- 33. This type of imagery was important to note in the novel “The Pearl” because it reflected how Kino was treated (and perhaps what he was becoming) due to the effects of the Pearl
- 36. Some call this type of story a “small story with a big idea”; Jesus in the Bible told many of these.
- 37. Because he was so good at belittling and putting down some of his characters, we called Shakespeare this nickname…
- 38. It is good to train yourself to follow topic sentences in your body paragraphs with this, a line which aims to restate the topic sentence with clearer language
- 41. This Literary term should not be confused with verbal irony – it has more to do with a kind of “little did they know” kind-of-irony. Basically it refers to those situations in which the audience knows more than the character
- 42. I’ve heard of “Anti-Pasta” but apparently we have a similar term in literature for those main characters that tend to be the opposite of what you’d expect – a bit gritty and rough around the edges
- 43. We said that “Harrison Bergeron” offered much social commentary making it this genre; Exaggeration and Irony are the favorite tools of this type of writing
- 44. Probably the only friend Mr. Pignati had after the death of his wife (before meeting John and Lorraine)
- 45. The all-important line of any traditional essay
- 47. What might be a safe assumption about the economic situation of Loraine and her Mom in The Pigman
- 48. We learn at the end of the novel that this baby’s name is almost foreshadowing for the death he will encounter because he sounded like a “Coyote” just before being shot.
- 49. The name we give to opening paragraphs in essay that begin with introductory comments but “close in” on a concrete thesis
- 50. The all-important line of an traditional academic essay; Makes for an awkward-sounding plural
- 52. The equivalent of “Putting your best foot forward” when writing; What Mr. Kelly might call a “hook”
Down
- 1. This short story title (meaning “trespassers”) has new meaning when we get to the end of learn about the wolves
- 4. Unfortunately, the father of Polyphemus
- 5. Apparently the “Pearl of the World” was this size
- 6. Because of our lack of technology we Elizabethans used this rhyming ending to signal to audiences that a scene or act was about to end
- 8. The name both Loraine and John give to the Epigram of their book in “The Pigman”
- 9. “Zeus will avenge the unoffending guest” – a key line in our Epic that also sums up this Greek code of Hospitality
- 10. The secret of Conchetta that Mr. Pignati only shares with John and Loraine once he gets to know them
- 11. The Epithet, or nickname, that John is given in the book “The Pigman” because of what he did to high school toilets
- 13. The defacto (actual) villain of “The Pigman; He whose “epithet” is “The Marshmallow Kid”
- 17. What you might notice as the style of Narration changes from Lorraine to John in the novel “The Pigman”
- 19. In writing, when we say that a “1,000 words is worth a picture” we are not just getting the saying wrong, we are talking about this story-telling technique
- 20. Mr. Pignati’s trademark facial expression; a sharp contrast to the perpetual disappointment of John and Lorraine’s parents
- 24. Some people call this vice or bad habit a “green-eyed monster” or, according to Steinbeck, the appetite that is never fully satisfied
- 25. The style of narration that our book uses (for both narrators..)
- 26. As a story genre you might have to forgive me for being so preachy – but I have a strong moral I’d like to share…
- 28. After the battle of Troy and the Trojan Horse, it was said for many years that you ought to “Beware the Greeks bearing” these….
- 30. My death is omitted from many Romeo and Juliet movies and versions –apparently this makes Romeo seem just a bit too villainous
- 31. These stories are meant to warn; Perhaps the video that you were shown in Drivers Education class –they usually end in “grizzly detail”
- 34. A short Story tellers favorite tool; What might be said of the situation in “The Most Dangerous Game” when the hunter becomes the hunted
- 35. The opposite of “bland verbs” when it comes to writing; I have called these words “spork words”, (or hybrid words) because they act as both verbs and have built-in adverbs
- 39. When we call a romantic person a “Romeo” perhaps we are making an ____________ to the author Shakespeare; Not to be confused with what David Copperfield does
- 40. Sure, Odysseus was strong and smart as the (Epic) Hero of the story, but he also had this ability which helped him to get out of tight and troubling situations
- 44. Short story author Ray Bradbury reminds us in “The Sound of Thunder” that small events can have big consequences, something we call the ___________
- 46. The destroying of one of these was almost worse than killing a man according to Kino – a pearl fisherman in the novel “The Pearl”
- 51. The total number of deaths in Romeo and Juliet