Figurative Language
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This movement emphasized emotion and nature over reason and logic.
What is Romanticism?
This artist is known as the “Godfather of Hip-Hop.”
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
This standardized test is being phased out by many colleges in favor of test-optional policies.
What is the SAT?
Name the author of The Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this device.
What is personification?
Writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald are associated with this 1920s movement.
What is the Jazz Age or Modernism?
Name the first rap song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice?
Name one major debate in U.S. education policy today.
What is student loan forgiveness? (or school choice; AI in classrooms)
This novel is often called “The Great American Novel.”
What is The Great Gatsby?
Identify the figurative language in “Time is a thief.”
What is a metaphor?
This movement focused on the struggles of African Americans during the early 20th century.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This rapper wrote a memoir titled Decoded.
Who is Jay-Z?
This technology is transforming how students write essays and teachers grade papers.
What is artificial intelligence?
Identify the historical period associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
What is the 1920s?
This term refers to an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
This post-WWII movement often explores absurdity and meaninglessness in life.
What is Existentialism or Postmodernism?
Identify the literary device often used in rap lyrics to create rhythm and meaning.
What is internal rhyme?
Identify one recent Supreme Court decision that impacted college admissions.
What is the ruling on affirmative action?
This speech begins with “Four score and seven years ago.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
“She sells seashells by the seashore” demonstrates this sound device.
What is alliteration?
Identify the movement that reacted against Victorian ideals and embraced industrial progress.
What is Realism?
This hip-hop group’s album Fear of a Black Planet is considered a cultural milestone.
Who is Public Enemy?
This term refers to the practice of banning certain books from school libraries.
What is book banning?
Name the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?