figurative language
Parts of Speech
authors
elements of a plot
Random
100
Boom!
What is onomatopoeia
100

Person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?


100

dark, gothic, melancholy

What is Edgar Allen Poe

100
the introduction of a story
What is the exposition
100

Violation in basketball when a player dribbles, picks up their dribble, and then dribbles again.

What is a double dribble?


200
The wind whistled through the trees.
What is personification
200

An action word

What is a verb?

200

author of the Lord of the Rings.

Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?


200
the most exciting part of story
What is climax
200

This player is often touted as the GOAT for men's soccer. He cemented this status after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina.

Who is Lionel Messi?

300
She sings like an angel
What is simile
300

Find the conjunction:

Mark went to the pet store to purchase an iguana but they were all gone. 

What is "but"?

300

African American poet who was once mute and spoke at President Clinton's inauguration.

Who is Maya Angelou?

300
events that happen before the climax
What is rising action
300

Star of the comedies Elf and Anchorman

Who is Will Ferrell?
400
I called you a million time last night.
What is hyperbole
400

Find the adverb:


The colorful bird sang beautifully. 

What is beautifully?
400

author of Fahrenheit 451.

Who is Ray Bradbury?

400
the end of the story that resolves the conflict
What is resolution
400

this statement asserts a claim and provides the main argument of an essay.

What is a thesis?

500
Oh nice job! ( as someone trips)
What is verbal irony
500

Find the preposition:


The cute puppy ran upstairs.

What is upstairs?

500

wrote Animal Farm and Down & Out in Paris and London.

Who is George Orwell?

500
events that happen after the climax
What is falling action
500

Finish the lyric--- I've been hustling, this a-way, that a-way, just to say:

What is money trees is the perfect place for shade (and that's just how I feel)?

M
e
n
u