Figurative Language Frenzy
Formatting Face-Off
Literary Element Explosion
Text Structure Showdown
Miscellaneous Mischief
100

This type of figurative language: 

"The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle."

What is Personification?

100

The number of sentences you should use to explain each quote in a RACE short answer. 

What is Two?

100
This is the series of events in a story. 

What is Plot?

100

This type of text structure: 

First came the Middle Ages. After that, the Renaissance started to gain popularity. The Scientific Revolution was soon to follow. The Scientific Revolution helped inspire the American Revolution. 

What is Chronological Order?

100
A type of writing that is based on historical events and/or figures, but is not an actual true story. 

What is Historical Fiction? 

200

This type of figurative language: 

"She's drowning in a sea of grief."

What is a Metaphor?

200
The "C" in RACE short answer stands for this. 

What is Cite a Quote?

200

The major difference between these two statements about a text:  

"The bigger the goal, the harder the work it takes to accomplish it."

and

"Mr. Meade accomplished his goal of being a principal by spending long hours at the school and putting in lots of hard work."

What is: One is a theme, and the other is a Central Idea?

200

This type of text structure: 

Medicine has a history spanning many thousands of years and specialized establishments for treating the sick have also existed for eons. Despite the fact that function of hospitals have not changed much during the last century, technological and scientific progress has made possible treatment approaches that could not have been implemented a hundred years ago and made a large contribution to health care. The main differences between hospitals today and a century ago are improved surgical techniques, the safer use of anesthesia, and safer childbirth procedures.

What is Compare and Contrast?

200

The reason an author composes and publishes writing about a topic. 

What is Author's Purpose? 
300

This type of figurative language:

"Watching that movie was like watching grass grow."

What is a Simile?

300

The punctuation mark used to show the reader that something has been copied directly from the text. 

What is a Quotation Mark?

300

The situation in a story that drives the plot, as the characters interact with it and are affected by it throughout the story. 

What is the Conflict?

300

This type of text structure:

Headaches can have several reasons for forming.  Many people think that the major reason for headaches is nervous tension, but there is strong evidence that suggests diet and environment as possible factors.  Some people get headaches because they are dependent on caffeine.  Other people may be allergic to salt, or they may have low blood sugar.  Still other people are allergic to household chemicals including polishes, waxes, bug killers, and paint.  If they can manage to avoid these substances, their headaches tend to go away.  When a person has recurring headaches, it is worthwhile to look for the underlying cause, especially if the result of that search is freedom from pain.

What is Cause and Effect?

300

The meaning of the word STATIC, as used below, means: 

Using IQ tests and MRI brain scans, researchers have found that the measurable intelligence of teenagers can rise and fall over time. We used to believe that intelligence was static. But now, because of new studies, we know that teens and even fully mature adults can grow more brain cells when needed.

What is Unchanging? 

400

This type of figurative language: 

"I was so tired, you could have knocked me over with a feather."

What is a Hyperbole?

400

The definition of each letter of RACE.

What is Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain?

400

The way an author communicates their own attitude about the subject on which they're writing to the reader.

What is Tone? 

400

This type of text structure: 

Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door. However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!

What is Problem and Solution?

400

What you must do BEFORE and AFTER providing a quote (besides using quotation marks and correct punctuation).

What is INTRODUCE and EXPLAIN the quote?

500

This type of figurative language: 

"As she watched the white dove flying high above the house, she felt a sense that everything was going to be okay."

What is Symbolism? 

500

The size and type of font you should use in a formal essay or paper.

What is 12 point Times New Roman? 

500

The point of view where the narrator is not inside the story, but can "see inside the heads" of all characters.

What is Third Person Omniscient? 

500

This type of text structure:

Obesity has become a major health concern for North Americans, and this is aggravated by the lack of physical activity in large segments of the population. In addition to healthier eating habits, Americans should exercise on a daily basis. This could be done at work or before or after a shift to ensure full participation in a program. This program would be beneficial to obese employees in order to decrease obesity among North Americans.

What is Problem and Solution? 

500

The repetition of a vowel sound in various words throughout a line, stanza, or paragraph. 

What is Assonance? 

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