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Nerd Trivia
100

it's not a lesson.  it's a an author's opinion on life or mankind.

What is theme?

100

I might be a picture or a sidebar.

What are text features?
100

comparing two objects without using like or as.

What is metaphor?

100

This family needed a son back; too late.

What is The Monkey's Paw?

100

I voice Shrek's sidekick, Donkey.

Who is Eddie Murphy?

200

a repeating image or word within a piece of literature.

motif

200

when an author makes an assumption about a larger group without real evidence; it might also be a summary.

What is a generalization?

200
a grouping of lines within a poem

What is a stanza?

200

These two characters even dressed alike-but don't worry, they're not really brother and sister

Who are The Twins?

200

this story follows a family after the mother is murdered and the father seeks to find his son as he is pulled apart in the ocean.

What is Finding Nemo?

300

when one character is unaware, but the audience is aware.

What is dramatic irony?

300

when a speaker only looks at an issue from one side.

What is bias?

300

when an object takes on human-like qualities

What is personification?

300

this tribe is comprised of Cannibals

Who are the Wari?

300

the author of this 10th grade book was besties with Walt Disney-in fact, a quote from the book is on the front podium when you walk into EPCOT (Disney).

Who is Ayn Rand-author of Anthem?

400

the audience's emotion experienced within a scene.

What is mood?

400

when a speaker establishes their credibility through a testimonial, grammar, spelling, and experience.

What is ethos?

400

an exaggeration like "I could eat a whole elephant"

What is hyperbole?

400

this story follows a woman as she hates interior design of her vacation house.

What is the Yellow Wallpaper?

400

This was Walt Disney's first animated movie, in 1942.  

What is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?

500

within characterization, this acronym helps you identify different traits.  Name each part of MADTRE

What is motivation, actions, dialogue, traits, relationships, and emotions?

500

the five types of text organization

What are sequence, compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, and chronological?

500

the acronym to help you read poetry, TPCASTT, stands for this...

What is title, paraphrase, connotations, attitude, shift, theme, and title?

500

I wrote The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Who is Garth Stein?

500

this book was written on a bet.  Someone told the author he couldn't write a best-seller using only 50 words.

What is Green Eggs and Ham?

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