Literary Devices
"Boom! The door slammed shut."
Name the device.
Onomatopoeia.
What is the name of a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
Who is the best ragebaiter in this class?
Andrew
"A long time ago in a __________ far far away".
Fill in the blank of this classic movie opening.
Galaxy
What has to be broken before it can be used?
Egg
"He was not ungenerous with his praise."
This deliberate use of a double negative to create an understatement is called...
Litotes
Who is the author of the quote 'to be or not to be'?
William Shakespeare
Non-chalant, Tall, Wears Glasses, first name starts with E.
Eidai Saito
In The Hunger Games, what is the name of the girl who "volunteers as tribute"?
Katniss Everdeen
According to the British pronunciation, salmon is pronounced: "Sehmen" or "Sa-men"?
The silence is deafening.
What literary device is shown here?
Oxymoron
What is the only number that has the same number of letters as the value of the number itself?
Four
Name three iconic trios that always sits together in class.
1. Elise, Zi Xi, Yi Huai
2. Jonah, Eidai, Raidan
3. Andrew, Len, Xing Hwan
What is the term for a story where animals act like humans to teach a moral lesson?
Fable
Can you name the famous story or movie from these two emojis? 🎈 🏠
(hint: it was released in cinemas in 2009)
Up
I am a deeply superficial person.
What literary device is shown here? Explain the meaning.
Paradox.
The person is extremely shallow.
The word "Goodbye" is actually a contraction of a phrase used hundreds of years ago.
What was the original four-word phrase?
"God be with ye."
Which student has a bias for Asuka Langley from Evangalion?
Markus Rissanen
In the story of Sherlock Holmes, who is the first-person narrator who tells the stories?
Dr. John Watson
Who in Y9 WHL Set 2 likes the band Queen and his/her favourite song is Don't Stop Me Now?
Eidai Saito (again)
"The serpent slithered silently, a ribbon of scales in the grass."
Identify and explain two literary devices used here.
Sibilance: The repetition of the "s" sound mimics the hissing or the sliding sound of a snake.
Metaphor: Calling the snake a "ribbon of scales" compares its shape and movement to a piece of fabric
What is the longest word in English that contains no "true" vowels (a,e,i,o,u)?
Rhythms
She has a small mole at the corner of her hand.
Boey Yuen Jia
“What are the two Tolkien works where one serves as a prequel to the other?”
Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit
Name the any 20 states of america.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming