Poetry
While "tone" refers to the author’s attitude toward the subject, this term describes the atmosphere of the poem or the specific feeling it evokes in the reader.
What is Mood?
The principal of the Wilde Lake High School.
In 1969, this American astronaut became the first person to ever walk on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This colorful, arched phenomenon appears in the sky when sunlight shines through falling raindrops.
What is a rainbow?
If someone tells you to "break a leg" before a performance, they are using this type of figurative language that means "good luck."
What is an idiom?
Often functioning like a paragraph in prose, this unit of poetry is named for the Italian word for "room" or "stopping place."
What is a Stanza?
Wilde Lake High School has this many floors.
What is five floors?
Basement, Main floor, Second floor, Third Floor, fourth floor (non student access)
In 1956, this "King of Rock and Roll" topped the charts with his hit song "Heartbreak Hotel" and made his first legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Who is Elvis Presley?
According to the old proverb, "An apple a day" keeps this professional away.
Who is the doctor?
He is as sharp as a tack" and "She is busy as a bee" are examples of this figure of speech, which compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This rhythmic structure consists of five "feet," each following a pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
The English department at Wilde Lake High School has this many teachers. (Bonus if you can name them)
In 1977, moviegoers first traveled to "a galaxy far, far away" with the release of this massive sci-fi blockbuster film.
What is Star Wars?
This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more than 30% of the planet's surface.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
When you say "the wind howled in the night" or "my alarm clock yelled at me," you are using this technique, which gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
This is the "voice" behind the poem. It is important to distinguish this persona from the actual poet, especially in dramatic monologues.
What is the Speaker?
R.O.A.R stands for this.
What is
Respectful
Ohana
Accountable
Relentless
In 1963, this iconic, smiley-faced "First Lady of the United States" wore a historic pink Chanel suit during a tragic day in Dallas.
Who is Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie O)?
Though he never learned to fly a real plane, this classic comic strip beagle frequently imagined himself as a World War I Flying Ace fighting the Red Baron.
Who is Snoopy?
This figure of speech makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as" for example, saying "Time is a thief" or "You are my sunshine."
What is a metaphor?
This literary device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, often used to create a musical or melodic "tone" without using full rhyme.
What is Assonance?
Before the renovations years ago at Wilde Lake High School, the school was shaped and nicknamed as this.
What is "The Toilet Bowl"?
In 1953, this British monarch was crowned at Westminster Abbey in the first ever internationally televised coronation ceremony.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This monument, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
When you say "I've told you a million times" or "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," you are using this term for an extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?