Key Authors & Works
Literary Criticism
Literary Devices
Writing Skills
Research & Citation
100

Who is credited with writing the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby?

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

100

What are the different lenses used to analyze literature?

What is a literary criticism?

100

Which literary device is being used in this sentence: You were as brave as a lion

What is a simile

100

Spot the errors (4): steves dog ran away. and he came home the next day

Capitalization, apostrophe to show possession, switch period for a comma, and add a period at the end of the sentence. 

100

How do you correctly cite a parenthetical citation?

(author's name [page]). 

200

What is the main historical conflict in The Crucible?

What are the Salem Witch Trials?
200

Which criticism explored ideas of masculinity and femininity in relation to social constructs?

What is Gender Criticism?
200

What pronouns would be used in 2nd person point-of-view

You, Yours, Yourself
200

What is the correct paragraph order for a 5-paragraph essay?

Introduction, body paragraph 1, body paragraph 2,body paragraph 3, conclusion 

200

What is the correct formatting for a Works Cited page?

Alphabetical order, hanging indent, Times New Roman, 12 pt font

300

What is the setting of The Great Gatsby?

What is 1920's New York, USA
300

Which lens focuses on the social and intellectual standpoint of how the author created the work with an emphasis on the time and context the author was in while writing?

What is a Historical Lens?
300

"Bam!" "Boom!" "Hiss"

What is an onomatopoeia?
300

What are the two main types of thesis statements?

Open and closed

300

What does an MLA header look like?

Name, Teacher, Class, Date 

400

What is one of Edgar Allen Poe's most well-known works?

What is The Tell-Tale Heart?

400

What are the three elements of personality?

What are ego, superego, and ID?

400

What device did the author of The Great Gatsby use when referring to the green light, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, and colors?

What is symbolism?

400

What is this sentence an example of: It was a beautiful day outside yesterday there were no clouds and the sun was shining very bright and we had a picnic. 

What is a run-on sentence?

400

What is it called when a text is restated or reworded in order to clarify or borrow information without plagiarizing?

What is paraphrasing?

500

Who said this quote on page 30 of The Great Gatsby: "Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to!"

Who is Myrtle Wilson?

500

Whose theories does the psychological criticism originate from?

Who is Sigmund Freud?

500

What is it called when two things are being placed together with contrasting effect?

What is juxtaposition?

500

What is a sentence called with two independent clauses joined together with a comma and a conjunction

What is a compound sentence?

500

What are 3 credible website endings to get good information from for an essay?

.edu .gov .org