Literary Devices
Which of the following is a proper example of a simile?
A. I like to go swimming during the summer.
B. I always like donuts.
C. I am like the best person ever!
D. I am like the ocean, beautiful yet dangerous.
D. I am like the ocean, beautiful yet dangerous.
Which story is this line from?
-"Always eat your food in such a way that it won't turn someone else's stomach..."
"Girl"
Which of the following is an example of Alliteration?
A. Peter went to Hill Valley.
B. Peter went to Peter Piper Pizza.
C. Peter was as strong as an ox.
D. Peter was a loving friend.
B. Peter went to Peter Piper Pizza.
Some months have 30 days, and some have 31. How many have 28?
All of them
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Which of the following is Not a proper symbol:
A. A heart to represent love.
B. A flag to represent a country.
C. A glass of water to represent life.
D. A dove to represent peace.
C. A glass of water to represent life.
Which story is this line from?
-"Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path..."
"The Yellow Wallpaper"
Which of the following is a septet?
A. Six Lines
B. Seven Lines
C. Five Lines
D. Four Lines
B. Seven Lines
A guy is condemned to death. He has to choose a room. Room #1: A fiery inferno. Room #2: 50 Assassins with loaded guns. Room #3: A room full of hungry lions that haven't eaten in 3 months. Which room is the safest?
Room #3 because the lions would be dead if they didn't eat for 3 months.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
Which of the following is an example of irony:
A. Delivering bad news by saying, “the good news is”
B. Giving someone a spoiled sandwich
C. Getting a flat tire while on a road trip
D. Saying, "I really love this cake!"
A. Delivering bad news by saying, “the good news is”
Which story revolves around the central conflict of a young couple's decision?
"Hills Like White Elephants"
What are the last two lines of a Shakespearean Sonnet called?
A. Couplet
B. Parrot
C. Triplet
D. Octave
A. Couplet
Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?
Stop imagining
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Which of the following is an example of an allusion:
A. "You are being such a Scrooge!"
B. "Daffy duck is funny!"
C. "I love when you act like that!"
D. "Have you ever been to England's Buckingham Palace?"
A. "You are being such a Scrooge!"
Which story includes a character's thoughts which revolve around "self preservation"?
"The Black Cat"
What is it called when the beginning of each line is repeated in a poem?
A. Rhyme
B. Analogy
C. Anaphora
D. Repetition
C. Anaphora
What is the easiest way to throw a ball, have it stop, and completely reverse direction after traveling a short distance?
Throw the ball straight up
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron:
A. I love the jumbo shrimp!
B. I prefer to eat chocolate chip cookies.
C. Could you find me the original copy please?
D. Look at him, he's such a big baby!
B. I prefer to eat chocolate chip cookies.
Which story/stories revolve(s) around a thematic concept of gender roles?
A. "Black Cat"
B. "Hills Like White Elephants"
C. "The Yellow Wallpaper"
D. "Girl"
B. "Hills Like White Elephants"
C. "The Yellow Wallpaper"
and
D. "Girl"
Which of the following is the rhyme scheme for Shakespearean Sonnets?
A. ABBA ABBA CDC CDC
B. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
C. ABAB CDCD EFG EFG
D. ABBA ABBA CDCD EE
B. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?
The match
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness