Writing Knowledge
Literary Devices
Tate Trivia
Vocabulary
Completely Unrelated
100

Your writing is trash without this.

What is evidence?

100

a comparison using "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

100

the name of Tate's principal

Who is Mr. Shackle?

100

most important

What is cardinal?

100

the best show ever created

What is The Office?

200

Media sources often are tainted with ___, which is another word for prejudice.

What is bias?

200

a comparison between two things

What is a metaphor?

200

the names of our four guidance counselors

Who are Ms. Mills, Ms. Moore, Ms. Willis, and Mr. Stanhope?

200

to show or feel understanding for another's feelings or problems

What is empathize?

200

the name of Ms. Kemp's dog

Who is Roscoe?

300

If you don't cite your sources, it's called ___, ya thief.

What is plagiarism?

300

an extended metaphor, such as "Animal Farm"

What is an allegory?

300

where Aggies get run over between classes

What is The Triangle?

300

to reach a conclusion through logic and reasoning

What is infer?

300

the only flavor latte that matters

What is caramel?

400

the opposing argument which an author should address and prove wrong

What is a counterargument?

400

an exaggeration

What is hyperbole?

400

the best Tate meme page ever

What is @shackattackmemes?

400

very destructive or harmful

What is pernicious?

400
Name any three types of sharks OTHER THAN GREAT WHITES (because Ms. Kemp is super into marine bio)

thresher sharks...makos...nurse sharks...whale sharks...hammerheads...I mean honestly there are just so many fun ones

500

the term for how an author shuts down a counterargument

What is a rebuttal?

500

giving human characteristics to nonhumans

What is personification?

500

the full name of J. M. Tate

Who is James Madison Tate Sr.?

500

comfort or relief during times of sorrow or distress

What is solace?

500

the name of the man whose portrait covers Ms. Kemp's normal classroom

Who is Bob Saget?