The West Side Story is a mid-20th century New York City recasting of this famous romance story.
What is Romeo & Juliet?
100
This genre explores fiction set in the American Old West frontier and typically in the late eighteenth to late nineteenth century
What is Western
100
This British author first introduced readers to a magical world in 1997
Who is J.K. Rowling?
100
Dracula's relentless haunting of the heroes gave readers and audiences chills is an example of what genre?
What is Horror?
100
This is the main idea/purpose of an entire written work.
What is the Thesis/Thesis Statement.
200
This popular grossout comedy cartoon series once adapted the play Titus Andronicus into the episode "Scott Tenorman Must Die"
What is South Park
200
This genre often represents a legend or traditional narrative, often based in part on historical events, that reveals human behavior and natural phenomena by its symbolism; often pertaining to the actions of the gods
What is Mythology?
200
This famous horror writer has provided children and young adults with chills and thrills for the past several decades.
Who is R.L. Stein?
200
Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey explores both the possibilities of space travel but also the risks of artificial intelligence is an example of this genre.
What is Science Fiction?
200
You do this when you plan out a paper.
What is an Outline?
300
Heath Ledger, Julia Styles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt once starred this modernization of Taming of the Shrew, which reframed the marriage story around finding dates to a party.
What is 10 Things I Hate About You
300
This genre is often based around characters going on exciting and unusual experiences.
What is Adventure?
300
Suzanne Collins reintroduced dystopian fiction to the young adult masses through this stomach churning series.
What is The Hunger Games?
300
Romeo & Juliet melted audiences hearts before breaking them by mixing together these two genres.
What is Romance and Tragedy?
300
This moment in the dramatic story structure is the point where the main problems are introduced and the story reaches its most tense point.
What is the Climax?
400
This famous feline Disney film that eventually turned into a successful stage play was originally based on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
What is The Lion King.
400
This genre of fiction is typically set in a fictional universe, often, but not always, without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.
What is Fantasy?
400
Stephanie Meyer reimagined the ages old Vampire horror story as this romance series.
What is Twilight?
400
Though he was not the first, Sherlock Holmes became the archetypal standard for what literary genre?
What is the Mystery?
400
This point of the dramatic story structure is when the story's setting and characters are introduced.
What is the Exposition?
500
This Kurosawa film took Macbeth and reframed it as a Samurai epic.
What is Throne of Blood
500
This genre features stories with fictional characters and events in an historical setting
What is Historical Fiction
500
Christopher Paolini became one of the youngest successful authors when he started releasing this famous fantasy series in his teens.
What is Eragon?
500
Fooling many in his time, Jonathon Swift's A Modest Proposal wasn't really suggesting farming the poor for food, but was rather an example of this genre's intended purpose of mocking the societal norms by exaggerating them.
What is Satire?
500
This character archetype represents characters who want some fun in their life and are afraid of boredom.