Writing About Lit
Southern Gothic
Satire
Dystopian
Literary Elements
Authors
100

The proper place for a thesis statement

What is the last sentence of the introduction?

100

When a character has a physical or mental disability, they are generally this type of character. 

What is grotesque?

100

Horatian, Minnipean, and this type are the three main types of satire. 

What is juvenalian?

100

Harrison Bergeron fought against these contraptions. 

What are handicaps?

100

This literary element describes something tangible that represents something intangible. 

What is symbolism?

100

This author is known as the queen of the grotesque.

Who is Flannery O'Connor?

200

Thesis statements must be thesis

What is argumentative?

200

This southern gothic tale follows a lone woman through the forest. 

What is "A Worn Path"?

200

Satire's main goal is to critique society is this type of way. 

What is mocking or funny?

200

Dystopian literature is always related about various types of this.

What is control?

200

True or false: a theme must be a complete sentence. 

What is true?

200

This author's name is also a measurement of water. 

Who is Mark Twain?

300

Traditionally, a basic essay has this many total paragraphs.

What is five?

300

This antagonist collected fake body parts. 

Who is Manley Pointer?

300

This character is a rambunctious child who turns the tables on two criminals.

Who is Johnny Dorset/Red Chief?

300

Leonard Mead from "The Pedestrian" works as a _____________.

What is an author?

300

Indirect characterization is most commonly developed through this acronym. 

What is STEAL?

300

This author was formerly known as William Sydney Porter.

Who is O. Henry?

400

When using quotes, paraphrases, or summaries, students must include this at the end of the sentence.

What is a citation?

400

This element of southern gothic literature can be literal or figurative. 

What is imprisonment?

400

The trials of homelessness is one aspect of this satirical story.

What is The Cop and the Anthem?

400

This number of police patrolled the city of "The Pedestrian."

What is one?

400

When the opposite of expectations happens in a story, we have this literary element. 

What is irony?

400

This author was a WW2 veteran and prisoner of war. 

Who is Kurt Vonnegut?

500

A citation generally includes these two elements. 

What are an author's name and page number?

500

This character was deaf and forced to marry a shady drifter who abandoned her. 

Who is Lucynell Crater?

500

Hitting someone with a brick is advice in this satirical piece.

What is "Advice to Youth"?

500

"The Veldt" emphasizes a world controlled by this.

What is technology?

500

Rain, like in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," is symbolic of this idea. 

What is cleansing or redemption?

500

He wrote his most famous book on a rented typewriter in the UCLA library. 

Who is Ray Bradbury?