Antagonists
Literary Allusion
Literary Bees
Literary Devices
Greek Mythology
100

Who did Romeo murder that caused him to be banished to Verona?

Tybalt Capulet

100

What book uses the reference of Cain's heresy--"lets his brother go to the Devil" in reference to Genesis 4?

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

100

Beatrice Dorothy Wilson is given what nickname?

Author "Bee" Wilson

100

What is a comparison using "like" or "as?"


Simile

100

What are dangerous sea creatures that sailors must avoid?

Sirens

200

Who was stabbed 23 times with the famous line "Eh tu, Brute?"

Julius Caesar

200

What book uses "as a pocket Merlin" in reference to Merlin the wizard in Welsh literature?

To Kill A Mockingbird

200

Who wrote The Secret Life of Bees?

Sue Monk Kidd

200

What is a concise, terse, laconic, and/or memorable expression of a general truth or principle?

Aphorism

200

Who was the messenger of the Greek Gods?

Hermes

300

Who murdered Hamlet's father?

King Claudius

300

"An eye like Mars' to threaten and command…" in reference to the God of War is from what book by Shakespeare?

Hamlet

300

Who played Barry B. Benson?

Jerry Seinfield

300

What is a metaphor in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences?

Allegory

300

What famous structure in Greek mythology was built by a man named Epeius?

The Trojan Horse

400

Who blamed Tom Robinson for raping their daughter in To Kill A Mockingbird?

Bob Ewell

400

What allusion does "Achilles heel" reference to?

The Greek warrior, Achilles.

400

Who is the author of the book milk and honey?

Rupi Kaur

400

What is the capacity for a sign to have multiple meanings, usually related by contiguity of meaning within a semantic field?

Polysemy

400

The diet of what mythical monster periodically included seven youths and seven maidens?

The Minotaur's

500

Who was the man who ate his children, also known as the God of Time?

Cronus

500

What is an object that seems nice, but is actually quite harmful?

A Trojan Horse

500

The phrase "the birds and the bees" came from what book by Dr. Emma Frances Angell Drake?

The Story of Life

500

What is a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component?

An epigraph

500

What legendary fire-breathing female monster had a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail?

The Chimera

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