Figurative Language In Songs
Literature Trivia
Random Knowledge
Poetry
Persuasive/Argument
100
Run, run, Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town.
What is alliteration
100
Mr. Peabody was thought to steal these.
What are apples
100
Name one professional sports team in the five major sports (baseball, hockey, soccer, basketball, and football). You can name one from each sport for a total of 500.
Varied answers
100
A style of poetry that is three lines long and has specific syllable counts for each line.
What is haiku
100
A writer's position or stance on a certain issue.
What is a claim
200
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years.
Hyperbole
200
Other than the title character, name a character from Harrison Bergeron (200 points for every character named)
George, Hazel, Diana Moonglampers, ballerina.
200
Name two gaming consoles
Answers may vary
200
The poet Popcorn performed this type of poetry.
Slam poetry
200
Information used to support your claim.
What is evidence
300
You missed when Time and Life shook hands and said "goodbye"
Personification
300
Margot (All Summer in a Day) was different from the other children in many ways. Name two ways.
Margot remembered the sun. Margot was from Earth. Margot didn't play any of the games or sing the songs they others did.
300
Ten movies in 2016 made over 740 million dollars. For every one you name, you get 300 points. For every one you get wrong you lose 300.
Captain America: Civil War, Finding Dory, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, The Secret Life of Pets, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Suicide Squad.
300
ABAB or AABB is an example of what?
Rhyme scheme
300
This persuasive technique taps into people's desire to belong to a group.
What is bandwagon
400
My heart is as strong as a drummer (two)
Personification and simile
400
Name the objects Perseus took on his journey to kill Medusa.
Shield of Hermes, the Winged Sandals of Hermes, the knapsack, the hat of darkness and the sword.
400
How many states are apart of the continental United States of America?
48
400
This poem has an AABBA rhyme scheme
Limerick
400
Makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger.
What is appeal to fear
500
She is a dream come true (two)
Metaphor and idiom
500
What was the climax of Greyling?
Greyling dove into the stormy ocean to save his dad.
500
Put these movie franchises in order from most movies to the least: Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, and Spider-man. Only movies that made it into movie theaters count. Also the movie has to already be out.
Star Trek (13), Batman (11), Star Wars (8), Spider-man (5)
500
Write an acrostic for the word "fun"
Answers may vary
500
The author's attitude towards a specific issue.
What is viewpoint
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