The idea of a storm rolling in / storm brewing / winds picking up, is a symbol that creates story motif. A motif is a repeated symbol that creates a theme. What theme could the storm help create?

"Outside the rain poured down and the wind howled in great shuddering gusts against the windowpanes." What type of figurative language?

Create a sentence about the story that contains alliteration.

Why do you think Agatha Christie chose "china figures" to represent the characters? What do you know about china figures?

On pg 144, the color "scarlet" was mentioned twice - to describe the missing shower curtain and matching bathroom tiles. This color is a symbol. What color is it and what does this color typically represent?

"Then we'll eliminate ourselves and concentrate on our five fellow prisoners." What type of figurative language? (simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration)

"The pencil straggled drunkenly in her fingers." What type of figurative language?

What type of literary device can be seen at the end of ch. 10 when Rogers hides the figures and says "No more china-soldier tricks tonight. I've seen to that..." (foreshadowing, flashback, cliffhanger, imagery?)

"Crossing the room he (Rogers) locked the door to the pantry. Then going through the other door to the hall he pulled the door to, locked it and slipped the key into his pocket." Why use such imagery in this scene?

"He's an old man and he's been presiding over the court of law for years. That is to say, he's played God Almighty for a good many months every year." What type of figurative language?