Fiction
(Craft)
Poetry
(Craft)
Text-Specific Questions
(and why)
200

This type of character is multi-dimensional and layered. They are complex with many traits and a developed backstory.

What is a round character?

200

This poetic form, most easily identified by its 14-line structure and variable rhyme scheme, is often used to express feelings of love or desire.

What is a sonnet?

200

In "The Elephants," the speaker's brother describes his hands as this

What are "little Frankensteins"?

400

This literary device is characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces, providing tension in any story and is used to drive the narrative forward.

What is narrative conflict?

400

Through the imaginative act of narrating, this poetic form amplifies or expands the meaning of the artwork it describes.

What is ekphrasis?

400

15-year-old Gabe told truck driver Stone that his mom was this

What is his maid?

600

text time = story time

What is scene?

600

A type of poem in which the speaker expresses personal feelings or sentiments

What is lyric?

600

Toni Morrison chose to write her only short story "Recitatif" without these

What are racial codes?

800
A specific time and place which plays an important role in the story

What is an integral setting?

800

The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect

What is anaphora?

800

June Jordan wrote "It's Hard to Keep a Clean Shirt Clean" in response to this

What is a student questioning her solidarity with Palestinians despite her personal sacrifice as a result of her solidarity?

1000

Unconventional structure, retellings, pieces that revise a current text, or that use point of view to break the forth wall are hallmarks of this "type" of literature

What is experimental fiction?

1000

The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next without terminal punctuation

What is enjambment?

1000
In "February 26, 2012", the author includes subtle details such as this to foreshadow the end of the essay

Multiple possible responses, including but not limited to:

- mentioning the hoodie