Characters
Signposts/Theme
Figurative Language
Grammar
Random Facts
100
The main character or "the good guy" in the story. 

What is a protagonist? 

100
The signpost used to describe a moment of revelation had by a main character. 

What is Aha Moment? 

100
A type of figurative language which uses like or as. 

What is a simile? 

100
Every sentence must have these two things in order to be a complete sentence. 

What is a subject and a verb (or predicate)? 

100

The author of the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" 

Who is Ray Bradbury? 

200

He might be known as the antagonist of Rowling's Harry Potter series, or, to the more nerdy folks: "He who must not be named!" 

Who is Lord Voldemort

200

Signpost used to describe a moment when a character does something out of the ordinary. 

What is contrast contradiction? 

200

A type of figurative language which is an extreme exaggeration. 

What is hyperbole? 

200

This term is used to describe a sentence that has an incomplete thought or idea. 

What is a fragment? 

200

The type of persuasion often associated with numbers and data. 

What is logos? 

300

The E in the acronym STEAL describes this very effective way to establish a character's traits. 

What is "Effect on Others"? 

300

The author's central claim or argument can also be describe as this.

What is theme? 

300

"The moon watched over us as we walked," is an example of this type of figurative language. 

What is personification? 

300
You must do this to ALL proper nouns when writing. 

What is capitalize? 

300

The part of the TIQA which should make connections between the article and our society. 

What is analysis? 

400

A character who changes from the beginning of the story to the end, this is the opposite of a static character. 

What is a dynamic character? 

400

The signpost used to describe when Dumbledore speaks to Harry or when Yoda speaks to Luke Skywalker. 

What is Words of the Wiser? 

400

The type of irony used to describe a moment when the audience is aware of something that the characters within the story are not. 

What is dramatic irony? 

400
The type of word used to describe a verb. 

What is an adverb? 

400

The type of nonfiction writing or genre that Eli Wiesel's night is classified as. 

What is a memoir? 

500

The only part of the STEAL acronym which can be considered internal character development. 

What is "Thinks"? 

500

These are the six signposts used to analyze literature. 

What are Contrasts and Contradictions, Aha Moment, Tough Questions, Words of the Wiser, Again and Again, Memory Moment? 

500
In Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, the night is used throughout the book to symbolize this human trait which Wiesel believes is "the most insidious danger of all". 

What is indifference? 

500

The term used to describe an instance when two complete sentences are connected with a comma rather than a period. 

What is a comma splice? 

500

This type of fallacy occurs when you assume something is correct just because everyone else is doing it. 

What is the bandwagon fallacy? 

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