Word Impact, Structure, & Perspective in Literary Texts
Essay Writing
Rhetorical Devices
Seminal Documents & Nonfiction Texts
Random Trivia
100

TRUE OR FALSE:

The sections of a poem are called paragraphs.

FALSE!

They are called stanzas.

100

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What are the two types of essays you could get on the FSA?

Argumentative and Informational

100

What rhetorical device is the following?

"The super sarcastic sailor walked down the shore"

Alliteration

100

Which type of source is a stronger form of evidence: Primary or Secondary?


Primary Source

Historical Significance

100

Which Cartoon Character Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea?


Spongebob Squarepants


200

Define denotation.


The dictionary definition of a word.


200

What is the NUMBER ONE MAJOR DIFFERENCE between an argument and an informational essay?

An argument has a counterclaim

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What is the following rhetorial device?

"Juliet is the sun"

Metaphor

200

What can I use to identify the meaning of an unknown word within a text?

Context clues and/or footnotes

200

Harry Potter was sorted into what Hogwarts' House?

Gryffindor!

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

A change of tone in a poem is known as a...

Shift

300

The following are examples of what?

Furthermore, 

Additionally,

On the other hand,

Transitions

300

What is the rhetorical device that has the following definition?

Definition: To give something not human human-like qualities

Personification

300

TRUE OR FALSE:

A primary source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

FALSE!

A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. 

This is describing a secondary source.

300

Which planet shares its name with a famous dog?

Pluto!

400

TRUE OR FALSE:

A Prefix is an affix that is added at the end of the root word to change its meaning.

FALSE!

A Prefix is an affix that comes before a root word to change its meaning.

400

The following is the definition for what term?

all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text including the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams

text features
400

What rhetorical device is in the following?

"I plan on getting a record deal and becoming the next Michael Jackson!"

Allusion

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

A summary of facts is known as...

a court opinion

400

Which Actor Plays The Superhero “Thor”?

Chris Hemsworth

500

What is the prefix of the following word & what does it mean?

unstable

Un- meaning: to not be

500

What is a topic sentence? What does it need?

Topic Sentence = Transition + Paragraph Point

500

What rhetorical device is in the example below?

"What you see is what you get"

Parallelism

500

What is the process used to evaluate what was significant about selected events, people, and developments in the past?

Historical Significance

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:

What Character Do You Play As In The Legend Of Zelda?

Link