2. A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. [A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."

- Luke 10:30-37

3. He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there's some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

(From “Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost)

4. As the gulls warbled in temp with the waves billowing on the sandy shores, the family dug for clams.

5. I stood beside the smoldering barn wondering what I would tell my father when he returned from town. “Run! Hide!” the scared part of me urged. I squelched it. It wasn’t easy, let me tell you, but I knew my father. He would consider running and hiding a sin; a burned barn was just a mistake – a foolish oversight.

6. "War is peace."

"Freedom is slavery."

"Ignorance is strength."

(George Orwell, 1984)

7. Form of communication in which a speaker uses a specific device to persuade listeners to a certain idea, such as, “If you make me speak in front of everyone, I will die” to persuade the listener to not force the speech.

8. Defined as the elements of a storyline: exposition, rising action, climax, and resolution revolving around a central theme or themes.

9. Many books derive their title from this character, such as Jane Eyre.

10. "Those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have commentators."

(Albert Camus)

11. Mercutio: “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.”

Romeo: “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes

With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead

So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.”

(From Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare)

12. "Let the white folks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly--mostly--let them have their whiteness." - From I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, an autobiography by Maya Angelou

13. A story in which an idealized hero or heroine undertakes a quest and is successful, like tales of Americans moving West or of the Frontier Days.

14. As she stood there in the lilac shade, contemplating with heavy heart the future of her plantation home without her beloved father at the helm, a noise startled her. She turned to see the malignant overseer approaching. She stifled a heavy sigh. What could he possibly need, to bother her now? She found him odious in the best of times, and this was certainly not the best of times.

15. His friends stayed; mine left early.

16. The repetition of the line “And miles to go before I sleep” throughout Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” is an example of this.

17. She started in fear and horror as the curtain began walking menacingly towards her.

18. John laughed hollowly. “You’re joking,” he said. The neon light flickered on his face, turning it a ghastly yellow.

Veronica shook her head slowly. Her fingers were busy shredding her tear-stained paper tissue. “I’m not joking. It’s all true.”

John stood up and banged his fist against the wall, hard, once. He was shaking his head in disbelief. “I’ll have to leave now,” he said, his voice terse.

19. An example of this would be a student pretending to talk or act like one of their teachers.

20. The “turning point” or greatest level of intensity & suspense in a story is known as the:

21. This is created by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables, specifically in language, prose, or poetry.

22. The vantage point from which the writer tells the story.

23. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”

(From “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)