STORYWRITING
ESSAYS/GRAMMAR
RHETORICAL
DEVICES
POETRY
VOCABULARY
100
The "time and place" of a story
What is Setting?
100
This citation style is used for scientific papers, and the other is used for literary papers.
What is the usage difference between APA and MLA citations?
100
What rhetorical device compares items using "like" or "as?" Ex. "Her smile is as beautiful as the sun."
What is a simile? Tip: Using a simile or metaphor to help flesh out a point you are making.
100
If essays have paragraphs, poems have these.
What is a stanza?
100
Also known as a narrative, this part of the story describes the background, character history, and setting.
What is exposition?
200
Give an example of first, second, and third-person points of view.
First-person has "me" as a character, second-person has "you" as a character, third has "Harry Potter" as a character.
200
For MLA format, what are the mistakes in this citation of a website? 200 points for every error caught. T. Ip. "How to Make a Program." ResLife, www.reslife.com/howtomakeaprogram.
1. Don't abbreviate the name. 2. The last name comes before the first name. 3. Italicize ResLife Tip: Zotero is a free downloadable program for Word to organize citations. Easybib is a website to help structure your citations. Purdue Owl is a website that contains rules for different kinds of citation.
200
"This program is the most fantastic event in human history." Identify what rhetorical device is being used here.
What is hyperbole? Tip: Use hyperbole to make something sound larger.
200
This five-line poem uses AABBA rhyme scheme and is meant to be funny or satirical.
What is a limerick?
200
What traits would a pacific person have?
Peaceful, placid, tranquil, etc.
300
Arrange the proper order of: Falling action, exposition, climax, rising action, and denouement. Bonus for identifying the name of this order.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? What is Fretag's pyramid or dramatic structure?
300
This basket of strawberries are going to make West Hall beautiful again. The color of these strawberries really bring out the eyes of the RAs. Identify the problems of these sentences. Bonus points if you can name the what this problem is called.
What is "this basket of strawberries is" and "the color of these strawberries really brings?" What is subject-verb agreement?
300
These are the differences between ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ethos: appeal to credibility of speaker Pathos: appeal to emotion (sympathy) Logos: appeal to logic and facts
300
This kind of poetry does not follow any specific rhyme pattern or flow. It simply says what it needs to say.
What is free verse? Fun fact: Many famed poets joke that free verse is not truly "free," since it just means there are no writing rules. Others say having too much freedom makes inspiration hard.
300
This is the study of how a word came into usage and how it changed over time, usually a specific word.
What is etymology?
400
These are a pair of characters that have at least one trait different from each-other, thereby making that difference stand out more for the reader.
What are foil characters? Fun Fact: Foil characters are named after the old practice of wrapping gemstones. They were wrapped up in tinfoil, which made the luster of the gemstone stand out more.
400
Betty saw the horse as she was running through the forest. Identify the problem of this sentence. Bonus points if you can give the name of the problem.
What is the ambiguity of the word "she"? What is a dangling modifier?
400
This is a type of irony that refers to the audience knowing something that a character doesn't.
What is dramatic irony?
400
This refers to a line that has with five metrical feet (usually ten syllables). Ex. "Two households, both alike in dignity."
What is iambic pentameter? Tip: "Penta-" meaning "five."
400
These are the differences between "disinterested" and "uninterested".
Disinterested: To have no bias Uninterested: To have no care
500
This is a description of an ingénue character.
What is a "Happy-go-lucky" sort of character (and is usually female?) This character is very honest, pure, and caring, but also rather oblivious and can fail to recognize dangerous situations. Contrasted with the femme fetal character.
500
These are the three components of a strong introductory paragraph.
What are the opening statement, supporting sentences, and thesis? An opening statement opens up a question or gets attention. Supporting sentences are the main points of your body paragraphs. The thesis sums up your main point of the essay as a whole.
500
Give an example of either a metonymy or synecdoche.
A metonymy is referring to something by another related term, but more literally than a metaphor. A synecdoche refers to something by calling it one of its parts or something it’s a part of. Synecdoches are a kind of metonymy.
500
Everyone get a pen and paper. You're all going to write a kind of poem.
Write a haiku. You have two minutes. Everyone who does this gets 500 points.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Act out an example of hubris.
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