LOTF
R&J
Poetry
Grammar!
Writing / Conventions
100

The conch representing order and civilization is an example of this. 

What is symbolism? 

100

Rosaline makes this vow at the start of the play, causing Romeo's melancholy. 

What is chastity / nunhood?

100

The name for the first three sections of a sonnet

What are quatrains?

100

This part of speech can be ascertained by asking the question, how did the subject do ______? 

What is an adverb? 

100

This is a phrase we absolutely want to avoid in our conclusion paragraphs

What is "In Conclusion"? 

200

This event marks the definitive split between Ralph's group and Jack's hunters. 

What is Jack leaving Ralph's group to form his own tribe? 

200

Lady Capulet has so much hatred for Romeo that she offers this response to his exile to Mantua

What is sending someone to poison him? 

200

This is the name of the author's deceased love in "The Raven"

Lenore

200

This part of speech can be discerned by asking, 'what kind of _________?'

What is an adjective? 

200

This is the order in which we must format our dates in MLA format

What is 'day, month, year'? 

300

When the boys believe the 'beast' is an external monster, but the reader understands it's their own savagery, this literary device is at play. 

What is dramatic irony? 

300

This term, used by the prologue to describe the lovers, predicts their unfortunate destiny

What is star-crossed lovers? 

300

The consistent rhythmic pattern in most sonnets, often consisting of ten syllables per line with an alternating stressed and unstressed pattern, is known as this meter.

What is iambic pentameter?

300

This is the correct part of speech for the word 'thoughtfully' in the following sentence: Brianna gently and thoughtfully crafted a card for her neighbor after he broke his foot in a snowboarding accident. 

What is an adverb? 

300
This is a mistake I make in writing when I say, "Shakespeare writes a super awesome play about two young lovers." 
What is 'sounding like a fan'? 
400

The contrasting personalities of Ralph and Jack create this literary device. 

What is a foil? 
400

This is Romeo's tragic or fatal flaw

What is impulsiveness? 

400

This is the poetic device utilized in 'Harlem' when Langston Hughes compares a dream deferred to a raisin in the sun. 

What is a simile? 

400

This is the word that modifies the verb in the following sentence: To everyone's surprise, Joshua arrived early for the meeting. 

What is 'early'? 

400

These are the correct ordered components of an introduction and a conclusion paragraph

What is 'hook, bridge, thesis,' and 'restated thesis, summary, broad ending'? 

500

Fill in the blank and identify the speaker: "I agree with Ralph. We've got to have ____ ______ _______. We've got to be rescued." 

What is "a signal fire"? 

500

The Nurse's lengthy, rambling, and often inappropriate anecdotes provide prime examples of this comedic literary device, often characterized by verbal excess

What is monologue / soliloquy? 

500

These are the other comparisons Langston Hughes makes to a dream deferred, besides dry up like a raisin in the sun. 

What is 'fester like a sore,' 'stink like rotten meat,' 'crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet,' 'sags like a heavy load,' or 'explode'? 

500

This is the correct part of speech of the word 'beneath' in the following sentence: The artifact, discovered beneath layers of glacial ice, was an awe-inspiring discovery. 

What is a preposition?

500

These are the correct components of a bridge

What is 'title, author, genre, summary'?