Epic Tales
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Literary Terms
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What were Mercutio's last words?
What is "A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me."
100
The wind screamed as it raced around the house.
What is personification?
100
This device is a form of word play that uses multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous effect. Did you hear about the fire at the circus? It was intense (in tents).
What is a pun?
100
When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story from a limited viewpoint, this is what point of view?
What is Third Person Point of View?
100
The three parts of an effective short response
What are Answer, Cite, Explain?
200
Finish the quote: "For never was a story of more woe than this of..."
What is "Juliet and her Romeo."
200
I listened as the boy nosily SLURPED his drink.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
In his lifetime, his last name has been spelled in more than 80 different ways.
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
Writing that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
What is Imagery?
200
When Juliet says “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo," she means... III ii
What is, WHY do you have to be called Romeo, (a Montague and enemy of her family).
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Who is Telemachus?
What is Odysseus's son?
300
"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed..."
What is alliteration?
300
She had a heart condition caused by "Romantic" Rheumatic fever.
Who is Ellen Foster's mother?
300
The atmosphere or feeling created for the reader_______
What is mood?
300
In an in-text MLA citation, where the period goes.
What is after the parenthesis? "This is a sentence, followed by a citation" (Myers 135).
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What is the name of the Cyclops that Odysseus and his men blind?
Who is Polyphemus?
400
Clap your hands a little louder.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
Who are Shakespeare's children?
400
A contradiction between what is expected and what happens in reality or between what is said and what is really meant describes what literary term?
What is Irony?
400
You should never use this phrase in a formal written response. (many possible answers)
What is: "I'm going to tell you about..." "I just told you about..." "In my essay..." "Thank you for reading my essay." "My claim is..."
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The ancient capital of Iran
What is Persepolis?
500
It took him two seconds to drive here.
What is hyperbole?
500
Richard Connell is...
What is What is the author of "The Most Dangerous Game?"
500
The attitude or feeling an author conveys through their writing.
What is Tone?
500
How do you spell the type of figurative language that means "a word that imitates a sound?"
What is onomatopoeia?
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