Poetic Devices
Writing and Research
Myths and Legends
Archetypes
Tragedies
100
As quiet as a mouse
What is a simile?
100
What is a thesis?
The sentence that tells you what the entire paper will be about (the main argument).
100
What are legends based on?
Real people.
100
Ricky tries to get his friend to shoplift with him.
God-Tempter
100
What is a tragic hero?
A flawed character who brings about a tragic ending.
200
Time is money.
What is a metaphor?
200
What is the purpose of brainstorming?
To help you focus your research.
200
Who wrote King Arthur?
Many different people at different times.
200
Tony Stark decides to stop selling weapons after he sees the harm his weapons have caused.
Metamorphosis
200
What is a characteristic of a tragic hero?
They have a position of power, which they will eventually fall from.
300
Wicked Witch of the West
What is alliteration?
300
What is the purpose of an outline?
To help you organize your paper.
300
What is Lancelot's main personality trait?
Disloyalty.
300
Grandpa Trenker is happy living in the woods, where he can be alone with the animals and live in peace.
Golden Age
300
What is an example of a tragic flaw?
Pride
400
I've told you a million times!
What is hyperbole?
400
What type of work is underlined?
Long works, like books and plays and magazines.
400
What makes a story romantic? (Hint: Not present-day definition of romance.)
Brave heroes and exciting adventures.
400
The world is being taken over by zombies, and a small group of people manages to survive.
Flood
400
How do tragedies end?
The hero accepts responsibility for the tragedy.
500
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. / Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
What is end rhyme?
500
What type of work is in quotation marks?
Shorter works, like poems and articles.
500
What does the Round Table symbolize?
Unity
500
Every year, the town gets together to celebrate the 4th of July.
Cycle
500
Name a tragedy we read this year.
Antigone
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