Stuff
non-literal comparison not using like or as
Metaphor
You have 10 seconds to dab 20 times.
gives an inanimate object person-like qualities
Personification
Teach your team a dance move
weather, environment, time, day, circumstances, etc.
Setting
Make your most convincing animal sound.
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
What's 32 + 65?
non-literal comparison using like or as
Simile
Hold you hand up in the air until your team's next turn
What is the point in the plot where characters and inital events are introduced?
Exposition
Do your best accent
What is the point in the plot where tension begins to build and the conflict is introduced?
Rising Action
Do a one-handed push-up
What is the point in the plot in which the final outcome is revealed?
Resolution
Hold a note for 20 seconds
What is the turning point in the plot?
Climax
Sing your favorite song for 30 seconds
What is the point in the plot where characters take steps to resolve the conflict?
Falling Action
Describe ________ and your team must guess what it is in 1 minute
What is a foil character?
A character that juxtaposes another to highlight their qualities
Hum a song of your choice for your team to guess correctly.
The attitude of the author
Tone
Draw ________ and your team must guess what it is in 1 minute
What is a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or behaviors?
Character Motivation
Say the alphabet backwards
the author's reason for writing
Author's Purpose
Draw ________ and your team must guess what it is in 1 minute
What's a static character?
A character that does not change within the narrative
Do 30 jumping jacks
What is the author's word choice called?
Diction
Draw a dog without looking
When the outcome is unexpected
Situational Irony
Have your team guess ____________. You may only use one word.
What is an idiom?
a group of words used with a meaning that can not be deduced
Have your team guess ____________. You may only use one word.
What is denotation?
The dictionary definition of a word
Arm wrestle someone on another team of their choosing; you must win.
When you say one thing but mean something else
Verbal Irony
Draw a triangle with the points all meeting without looking
What is connotation? Give an example!
The attitude or feeling associate with a word. Examples may vary.
Hold your tongue out until its your team's turn again
What are words or phrases used in casual speech, recognized by all people?
Colloquialisms
Do your best toe-touch
The feeling that something bad is going to happen in the future is called...
Foreboding
Juggle 3 items of your choice
What are words or phrases that are not proper vocabulary, used by only a specific group of people?
Slang
Hold this book for 1 minute using 2 fingers from each hand
What is an archetype? + Give an example!
A character that embodies a universal experience Ex: damsel in distress, etc.
Beatbox or rap for 30 secs