Recent Vocabulary
Big Ideas
TPCASTT
Literary Devices
Wild Card
100

the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say

What is sarcasm?

100

the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

What is setting?

100

a task so nice, we visit it twice!

What is title?

100

a phrase that seems to be a contradiction, but holds some truth.

What is a paradox or oxymoron?

100

We shall guard your name with pride

What is line 3 of your alma mater?


200

act that destroys, hurts or ruins something sacred

What is sacrilegious?

200

 the way that a story is told

What is narration?

200

Aim for antonyms....

What is Attitude?

200

When we run into a metaphor....

What is we create a metaphor triangle?

200

Ms. Rice's first name?

What is Shannon?

300

treating serious matters lightly or without respect

What is flippant?

300

the arrangement of story elements according to purpose, style and genre.

What is structure?

300

sometimes we get clues for this, like a word, or a space, or a ....

What is shift?

300

Stop whining.

What is an imperative?

300
Shakespeare, Shakespeare, and Twain.

What is who is on the bookshelf?

400

intended to teach

What is didactic?

400

any figure of speech which depends on a non-literal meaning of some or all of the words used

What is figurative language?

400

Everything that isn't literal lives here....

What is connotation?

400

It's not a rock band, it's how to write an easy introduction.

What is TAGTT?

400

Baylor University and Cumberland University

What are Ms. Rice's schools?

500

making a show of being morally superior to others

What is sanctimonious?

500

a person, a figure, an inanimate object, or animal that drives a story forward


What is character?

500

you better hit all four requirements....

What is theme?

500
to limit or modify in some way

What is to qualify?

500

Seems like someone is ready for a beach day...

What is the bear on the wall?