Finish the Line
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou _______?” From Romeo and Juliet
What is "Romeo"?
This young girl travels with her dog, Toto, to a magical land and meets a cowardly lion, a scarecrow, and a tinman.
Who is "Dorothy"?
This prefix means "not" or "opposite of,"
What is "un-"?
This part of speech is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a "noun"?
This device hints at what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
“I volunteer as _______!” From The Hunger Games
What is "tribute"?
This boy flies to Neverland and never wants to grow up
Who is "Peter Pan"?
This prefix means "against,"
What is "anti-"?
This part of speech replaces a noun in a sentence to avoid repetition.
This device compares two things without using "like" or "as," as in "Time is a thief."
What is a metaphor?
And so the lion fell in love with the _______.” From Twilight.
What is "lamb"?
This kind-hearted black man is accused of a crime he didn’t commit in Maycomb, Alabama.
Who is "Tom Robinson"?
This prefix means "wrong" or "bad,"
What is "mis-"?
This type of clause has both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a "Dependant clause"?
This literary device gives human traits to non-human things, as in "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and _______.” From To Kill A Mockingbird
What is "walk around in it"?
This character becomes obsessed with a green light across the bay.
Who is "Jay Gatsby"?
This prefix means "under" or "below,"
What is "sub-"?
This is the word used to connect words or phrases of equal importance, such as "and," "but," or "or."
What is a "conjunction"?
This device uses vivid language to appeal to the five senses, helping readers visualize scenes.
What is imagery?
“All animals are equal, but some animals are _______.” From Animal Farm
What is "more equal than others"?
This man is the wise yet tragic leader of the Pequod, a whaling ship.
Who is "Captain Ahab"?
This prefix means "too much" or "excessive,"
What is "over-"?
This punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or contractions.
What is an "apostrophe"?
This literary device uses contradictions or opposites, as in "jumbo shrimp" or "bittersweet."
What is an oxymoron?