He is the nerdy alter-ego of New York City's wall-crawlin' Spiderman. She is Superman's love-interest and reporter for the Daily Planet.
Who is Peter Parker and Lois Lane?
100
To loathe something
What is abhor?
100
The pattern of words that sound the same. For example, ABAB.
What is rhyme scheme?
100
For example: The wolves in "The Interlopers" or the reveal of the brother in "The Sniper".
What is irony?
200
For example: It is so hot my hair caught fire!
What is hyperbole (or overstatement)?
200
He is one of the most iconic cartoon characters about a dad living with his family in the age of dinosaurs.
Who is Fred Flintstone?
200
To shape or mold
What is forge?
200
The use of a word or line more than once in an effort to emphasize something important.
What is repetition?
200
For example: In the poem "Television" Roald Dahl mentioned Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Toad.
What is allusion?
300
For example: The sound of words like "blackjack" or "paddy-wack".
What is assonance?
300
He was one of the most famous Republican presidents in the late 20th century. He first had a career in movies.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
300
To surmise or guess without evidence.
What is conjecture?
300
It's origins come from Japan, it's generally about Nature and it follows the distinct pattern of 3 lines of 5,7,5 syllables.
What is a haiku?
300
A good limerick writer's final line will contain this. Comedians make use of it too.
What is a punchline?
400
For example: slang, dialect, euphamisms
What is diction?
400
The real name of boxer Muhammed Ali before he converted to Islam.
What is Cassius Clay?
400
Something scratchy, rough or harsh.
What is abrasive?
400
When two things are placed together in order to show contrast, like the garbage men and architect in the poem "Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes".
What is juxtaposition?
400
If a writer describes an ice cube slowly melting away, it could really stand for society's erosion into nothingness.
What is symbolism?
500
For example: Johnny's cool "threads" and slick "wheels" got him all the girls.
What is synecdoche?
500
The stage name for the black-clothes-wearing, white-faced rockstar famous for angering parents and wearing lipstick. His name is combination taken from a murderer and a blonde starlet from the 1950s and 60s.
Who is Marilyn Manson?
500
To hoodwink or pull the wool over someone's eyes.
What is bamboozle?
500
It measures the length of a line in a poem. Shakespeare was famous for making his iambic.
What is meter?
500
A poet may want to change this in order to make the end words rhyme. For example: "To pass this class, study you must."