Poetry
WHALITC
12 Angry Clues
It's Grammar Time
This & That
100

The pattern of how words at the end of lines rhyme is called this.

What is a rhyme scheme?

100

This is the author of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Who is Shirley Jackson?

100

Twelve Angry Men is about this group of people in a courtroom setting.

What is a jury?

100

Names, places, and the start of sentences should always have these.

What are capital letters?

100

This part of speech describes nouns.

What is an adjective?

200

This type of figurative language is a comparison that DOES NOT use "like" or "as."

What is a metaphor?

200

This is the last name of the family in the book.

Who are the Blackwoods?

200

The boy on trial in the play is accused of murdering this relative.

Who is his father?

200
When citing quotes, the page number should always go in between these.

What are parentheses?

200

This part of speech describes actions/verbs.

What is an adverb?

300

"Silently she sailed southward" is an example of this figurative language.

What is alliteration/consonance?

300

This is the name of the cousin who comes to visit.

Who is Charles?
300

The boy's story that he was at the movies is this well known term in law -- it basically means his "excuse."

What is an alibi?

300

This type of punctuation can be thought of as being in between a period and a comma.

What is a semicolon?

300

This type of poem was made famous by Shakespeare, and it has 14 lines (we read one of them).

What are sonnets?

400

DAILY DOUBLE

The poem "Mad Girl's Love Song" was written by this acclaimed poet and author, who grew up in Massachusetts.

400

This character is always asking Constance questions about the book he is writing.

Who is Uncle Julian?

400

This juror was the hardest to convince, likely because of his own issues with his son.

Who is #3?

400

"The pancakes were made by me" is in this voice.

What is passive?

400

The jury in 12 Angry Men had to prove guilt beyond this phrase.

What is a reasonable doubt?

500

The line "Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" is from this poem.

What is Ozymandias?

500

He played Cousin Charles in the film version.

Who is Sebastian Stan?

500

This is the author of 12 Angry Men.

Who is Reginald Rose?

500

"I made the pancakes" is written in this voice.

What is active?

500

WHALITC was partially based on Shirley Jackson's experiences living in this state.

What is Vermont?

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