"Their breaths fluttered like winter winds in their mouths."
Is an example of...
What is a Simile
100
A situation of a drama that is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters.
What is Dramatic Irony
100
genre of literature and film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to adulthood
Coming of Age
100
pass,
paste,
pat,
pause,
peck,
are examples of...
What is a Verb
100
What often falls but never gets hurt?
Rain/snow
200
"The tornado ran through town without a care."
Is an example of...
What is Personification
200
After the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved in a story.
This is the definition of...
What is Falling Action
200
Mrs. Mitty is preoccupied with her husband’s health and possible illness. “You’re not a young man any longer,” she reminds him.
Mortality and death
200
Doh,
Drat,
Eek,
Encore,
Eureka,
Fiddlesticks,
Are examples of...
What is an Interjection
200
What looks like half an apple?
The other half...
300
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream."
Is an example of...
What is Imagery
300
Walking dead
Only choice
Amazingly awful
Alone together
Virtual reality
These are examples of
What is an Oxymoron
300
Melinda sees lies within institutions as well, believing that places like schools and shopping malls, and even concepts like family, are built on a foundation of lies. Mel is discouraged and depressed by these gaps, believing that she is the only one who can see them, and assuming that they make the world a false and deceitful place.
Appearance Vs. Reality
300
Always,
Only,
Enough,
Now,
Really,
Are examples of...
What is an Adverb
300
What happened when wheel was invented?
It caused a revolution!
400
"That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur."
This is an example of
What is Hyperbole
400
“I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.”
Is an example of
What is Allusion
400
Rainsford in "The Most Dangerous Game" is running from the hound dogs while avoiding pitfalls and the dangerous jungle traps.
Man vs. Nature as a theme
400
Woah! The team that chose this gets to take away 400 points from another team
That wasn't very nice
400
Bay of Bengal is in which state?
Liquid state
500
"John’s answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution."
Metaphor
500
Boom! The team that chose this loses 500 points
That's what you get for being greedy
500
Walter Mitty is mechanically inept, a poor driver, a passive husband, and a forgetful man. In his fantasies, however, he is skilled, decisive, bold, brave, and perhaps most importantly, respected by those around him.
Masculinity Theme
500
Although,
Since,
Because,
After,
Though,
are examples of...