Random ELA Trivia
A person, place, or thing.
The boy who had red hair and the story was ironic.
What is the Ransom of Red Chief.
What are stanzas
When you expect something to happen and opposite occurs...
Situational Irony
Simile
An action word..
Verb
What is the Outsiders
These two comparisons are used in poetry often...
What are similes and metaphors..
Main Idea
A comparison not using like or as..
Metaphor
What supports the main idea in a text...
Details
I am a fighter, not just a teenager..
What is I am Malala
When an object is represented by something else..
What is Symbolism
When readers know more than the characters do..
Dramatic Irony
An extreme exaggeration of something.
Hyperbole
Who is the best college in North Carolina..
NC State
Jim gave Della her combs....
What is The Gift of the Magi..
When a poem rhymes, it has a....
"Man, I love when it's 100 degrees and humid outside.." is an example of...
Verbal Irony
Alligators act awesome. This is an example of...
Alliteration
The 5 steps to the INFER strategy...
Answer determined by teacher.
Charlie and Algernon raced...
What is Flowers for Algernon
Paul Reveres ride is an example of this type of poetry..
Narrative Poem
"Okay, Eve" she said after eating the cake she wasn't supposed to. This is an example of what type of literary device?
Allusion
Whoosh, splat, buzz are examples of..
Onomatopoeia.