Novels/Drama
This color of light shines from the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock, becoming a symbol of Gatsby's dreams.
What is green?
A grouping of lines in a poem, often separated by blank spaces that act similarly to a paragraph in prose.
Stanza
This British playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
William Shakespeare
In the sentence, "She runs like a cheetah," what figure of speech is used?
What is a simile?
A word that shows action, like run, think, or jump.
What is a verb?
Lennie is constantly reminded not to touch women because he likes to do this to soft things.
What is pet (or stroke) them?
From which poem is this line from:
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-scross´d lovers take their life;
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
This British author created the Harry Potter series.
J.K. Rowling
"The classroom was a zoo during lunch." This sentence uses what figure of speech?
What is a metaphor?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb?
This boy is the first to realize that the "beast" the others fear is really the darkness within themselves.
Who is Simon?
Which text did we read that is named after a poem?
A Raisin in the Sun
This American author wrote The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
Dr. Seuss
"The alarm clock screamed at me this morning." Which figure of speech gives the alarm a human action?
What is personification?
A word that connects words or groups of words, like and, but, or because.
What is a conjunction?
To save his name, John Proctor refuses to hand over this signed document to the court.
What is his confession?
A five-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme and a bouncing rhythm.
What is a limerick?
This American author wrote Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.
E. B. White
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant." This figure of speech is an obvious exaggeration called what?
What is hyperbole?
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
What is a simile?
This Nigerian student encourages Beneatha Younger to embrace her African heritage instead of assimilating into white American culture.
Who is Joseph Asagai?
Name 2 famous poets?
eg. Maya angelou, Robert Frost...
This American author wrote The Hunger Games trilogy.
Suzanne Collins
Which figure of speech is used in this sentence: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
What is alliteration?
A word that sounds like what it represents, such as ‘buzz’ or ‘clang’.
What is onomatopoeia