FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
GREEK ROOTS
VOCABULARY
MISCELLANEOUS 1
MISCELLANEOUS 2
100
"Poised between going on and back, pulled both ways taut like a tightrope walker..."
What is simile?
100
"Dia" means________
What is across?
100
What does the word "recede" mean?
What is to pull back or move away
100
Give an example of an external conflict.
What is answers will vary
100
What was the name of the character in "Most Dangerous Game" that ultimately outwitted Zaroff?
What is Rainsford?
200
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain..."
What is alliteration?
200
"ex" or "ec" means _________________
What is out?
200
What does the word "lacerate" mean?
What is to cut or tear irregularly
200
Name three different types of conflict such as "Man vs. Man" and no, Taylor, you can't use this one.
What is Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Machine/Technology, Man vs. Fate/Supernatural
200
She wrote "Caged Bird"
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
"The skies of his future began to darken..."
What is metaphor?
300
"hier" means ________________
What is sacred?
300
What does the word "sallow" mean?
What is unhealthy looking
300
What element of plot is where the characters and setting are established?
What is exposition?
300
The name of the man who married Katherina in "Taming of the Shrew"
Who is Petruchio?
400
The rustling leaves kept me awake.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
"caco" means _______________
What is bad?
400
What does the word "envelop" mean?
What is to enclose or enfold completely
400
Name two pieces of literature authored by Edgar Allen Poe.
What is The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, etc.
400
Who wrote and directed the original "War of the Worlds" broadcast?
Who is Orson Welles?
500
"The death I gave him. So, again, good night. I must be cruel, only to be kind..."
What is oxymoron?
500
"acro" means________________________
What is top?
500
What does the word "gamut" mean?
What is complete extent or range
500
What part of speech is the word "not"?
What is an adverb
500
"The Sound of Thunder" was a story about traveling back in time. What did the main character do that would forever alter the course of humanity?
What is stepped on a butterfly
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