Figurative Language Frenzy
Rhetorical Rumble
Poetry Power
Fiction Fix
Curveball Corner
100
What figurative language device is used in this sentence?
“The thunder growled like an angry beast.”
What is Simile
100
Which appeal? “Buy now! Feel the thrill of adventure—don’t miss out.”
What is Pathos
100
Define alliteration.
What is repetition of initial consonant sounds.
100
Name two types of conflict
What is Internal / External
100
Write a 4-line poem that has an ABAB rhyming scheme. You have 30 seconds.
What is...
200
Which device is used here?
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is Alliteration?
200
“As your history teacher of 15 years…”
What is ehtos
200
Identify the device: “The wind whispered.”
What is personification/alliteration
200
In a plot diagram, what comes before the climax?
What is Rising Action
200
Who is this? 
What is William Shakespeare?
300
What is an oxymoron? Give an example.
What is "A phrase that combines contradictory terms (e.g., deafening silence, bittersweet)."
300
Use logos to advertise. Come up with a phrase using logos to advertise a product.
What is: Look for stats or logic: e.g. “75 % more energy for 10 hours.”
300
What is enjambment?
What is the line flows to next without pause.
300
Define setting and its purpose.
What is Time/place; grounds story, sets mood.
300
Guess the songs... must get a minimum of 5 songs to get the points.
Who is.. watch the video for the answers.
400
Explain how this metaphor contributes to the tone of the sentence:
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” – Emily Dickinson
What is: The metaphor compares hope to a bird, suggesting it is light, persistent, and comforting. It contributes to a gentle, uplifting tone that emphasizes resilience and emotional strength.
400
A political candidate begins their speech by recounting their childhood growing up in poverty, then transitions into statistics about economic inequality.
Identify the rhetorical appeals used and explain how they work together to persuade the audience.
What is
Pathos: The personal story evokes empathy and emotional connection.
Logos: The statistics provide logical support for the argument.
Combined Effect: Together, they build trust and credibility while also appealing to both the heart and mind of the audience.
400
What is a stanza in a poem?
Answer: A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose, often separated by a space.
400
How does a third-person limited point of view affect what the reader knows about the characters and events in a story?
What is in third-person limited, the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, so the reader’s understanding is limited to that character’s perspective, creating a more focused but sometimes biased view of the story.
400
Name the book based on the first line.
"Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive."
What is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
500
Identify the two figurative devices used in this sentence and explain their effect:
“The city never sleeps, its heartbeat pounding through the streets like a war drum.”
What is:
Personification: The city “never sleeps” and has a “heartbeat.”
Simile: “Like a war drum.”
Effect: Creates a vivid, intense image of the city as alive, energetic, and possibly overwhelming or dangerous.
500
Read the following statement and identify the appeal(s), then explain how diction strengthens the rhetorical impact:
“Only a fool would ignore the science. The evidence is clear: act now, or pay the price later.”
Appeal(s): Logos (science/evidence) and Pathos (fear of consequences, insult).
Diction Impact: Words like “fool,” “clear,” and “pay the price” are emotionally charged and assertive, heightening urgency and pushing the audience toward action through both fear and logic.
500
Identify the rhyming scheme in this short poem:
The cat sat on the mat,
It wore a funny hat.
The dog barked loud and clear,
And ran away in fear.
AABB the first two lines rhyme, and the last two lines rhyme.
500
What is the difference between third-person omniscient and third-person objective point of view, and how does each affect what the reader learns about the characters?
Third-person omniscient allows the narrator to reveal the thoughts and feelings of all characters, giving the reader insight into multiple perspectives.
Third-person objective only reports what can be seen and heard (like a camera), without access to any character’s inner thoughts or emotions, so the reader must infer feelings from actions and dialogue.
500
What is a bildungsroman, and can you name one example?
What is a coming-of-age story that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist.
Jane Eyre
Harry Potter
The Catcher in the Rye