Literature
Authors
Literary Devices
The Writing Process
Rhyme Time
100
This novel centers upon an aging Cuban fisherman battling a giant marlin.
What is The Old Man and the Sea?
100
The Raven.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
Storms used to represent conflict or high emotions is an example of this literary device.
What is symbolism?
100
The number of steps in the writing process.
What is five?
100
A cold cube and something that helps to construct the author's meaning.
What is an ice literary device?
200
This play opens with three witches deciding on their next meeting with the title character.
What is Macbeth?
200
The Old Man and the Sea
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
200
"As proud as a peacock" is an example of this literary device.
What is simile?
200
The second step in the writing process.
What is drafting?
200
A poem by Edgar Allan Poe and a trusted expert.
What is The Raven maven?
300
This novel, published in 1960, won the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her neighbors and family members.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
300
The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
300
The Old Man and the Sea contains many examples of this type of literary device.
What is symbolism?
300
This step in the writing process involves thinking, brainstorming, and doing research.
What is prewriting?
300
The second step in the writing process and making something.
What is drafting crafting?
400
This poem tells of a talking bird's mysterious visit to a distraught lover.
What is The Raven?
400
Of Mice and Men
Who is John Steinbeck?
400
The Great Gastby contains many examples of this literary device.
What is imagery?
400
This step in the writing process involves sharing your work with the world (or just your teacher).
What is publishing?
400
Macbeth author and one of his greatest masterpieces.
What is Shakespeare King Lear?
500
The main image of this poem, published in 1915, is a series of trees that have been bowed down so that they no longer stand up straight.
What is Birches?
500
To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is Harper Lee?
500
Similes are created by using one of these three words.
What is like, as, or than?
500
This step in the writing process can involve asking someone to check your work and making corrections.
What is editing?
500
An example of imagery and a tasty, but sticky, breakfast treat.
What is a blinding sun and cinnamon bun?