Literary Devices
Romeo and Juliet
Lord of the Flies
Short Stories/Poetry
Random Trivia
100
Not ordering steak for dinner would be a miss-steak. This joke is an example of what literary device?
A pun.
100
This is the name of the Capulets' illiterate servant who accidentally invites Montagues to the feast.
Peter
100
What health problem does Piggy suffer from, other than poor eyesight?
Asthma
100
This is the term for the object or person who presents the greatest obstacles in the way of the main character.
The antagonist
100
In the movie Bambi, Bambi is a deer and his friend Thumper is a rabbit. What is their friend Flower?
A skunk
200
The summer sighed a heavy sigh of hot, humid breath over the city. What literary device can be found in this senteence?
Alliteration and/or personification
200
If the person who killed Tybalt and the person who failed to deliver Friar Laurence's letter were in the same room, who would be present?
Romeo and Friar John
200
If the boy who killed Piggy and the boy who pretended to be a pig during the boy's skit were called into the same room, who would be present?
Roger and Robert
200
What is the term for a character who only ever demonstrates a few stereotypical personality traits (ie the dumb jock, the evil villain, the bumbling sidekick, etc.)?
A flat character
200
A flock of this type of bird is referred to as a "murder".
Crows
300
Name at least TWO symbols that can be found in Lord of the Flies.
Answers will vary (fire, Piggy's glasses, the pig's head, the conch, etc.)
300
On what day of the week is Juliet's body found in her bed after having taken the Friar's potion?
Wednesday
300
How many dead human bodies are on/around the island?
Three: Simon, Piggy and the parachutist
300
Name the four different methods of narration (points of view) an author might choose to tell a story.
First person, second person, third person omniscient and third person limited
300
What is the name of the new First Lady of the United States?
Melania Trump
400
The audience knows the Juliet is not dead, even though Romeo thinks she is. This is an example of what literary device?
Dramatic irony
400
Who is Queen Mab and what character talks about her in the play?
Mercutio describes Queen Mab, the fairy who delivers dreams while people are asleep.
400
In what ocean is the Lord of the Flies island located?
The Pacific Ocean
400
The setting of a story is made up of what three elements?
The time, place and circumstances during which a story is set.
400
A duck, a rooster and what other barnyard animal were the first ever passengers in a hot air balloon?
A sheep
500
When it comes to my favourite ways to study, I usually always lock myself in my bedroom with snacks and good music. What literary device can be found in this sentence?
Oxymoron - 'usually always'
500
In the text (not the movie), how many people die over the course of the play? Name them.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, Romeo and Juliet (six)
500
What is Ralph's father's profession?
He is a commander in the British navy.
500
Name the six different forms of conflict we discussed this semester.
Person vs self, person, society, technology, supernatural and nature
500
In order to produce the same amount of gas used in an atomic bomb, a human being would have to fart continuously for how long?
Six years