Literature You've Read
In this Shakespearean tragedy, two teenagers fall in love despite a bitter feud between their families.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
This literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This author wrote the Harry Potter series.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This movie stars Emma Watson as Belle, who becomes trapped in a castle with a mysterious Beast.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This term describes someone who is considered highly skilled, impressive, or successful at something.
What is "goated"?
In this novel, books are banned and firemen are responsible for destroying them.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
This literary device gives human qualities or characteristics to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
his author wrote The Hunger Games trilogy.
Who is Suzanne Collins?
This movie follows Paul Atreides as he travels to the desert planet Arrakis, where a valuable substance called spice is found.
What is Dune?
This term describes deliberately making someone angry or upset, especially online, simply to get a reaction.
What is "rage baiting"?
In this poem, a grieving speaker is visited by a mysterious bird that repeatedly says “Nevermore.”
What is The Raven?
This literary device deliberately exaggerates something for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
This author wrote The Chronicles of Narnia.
Who is C.S. Lewis?
This series features a young hobbit named Frodo who must destroy a powerful ring.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
This word means something is impressive, excellent, or really good.
What is "fire"?
In this novel, a boy named Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community where people have given up freedom and strong emotions.
What is The Giver?
This is the struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
This author wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, which explores racism and justice in the American South.
Who is Harper Lee?
This 1993 blockbuster, based on Michael Crichton’s novel, brought genetically engineered dinosaurs to an island where they escape and cause chaos.
What is Jurassic Park?
This word is used to show agreement or acceptance, similar to saying "okay" or "sounds good."
What is "bet"?
In this novel, a young man discovers a kayak and becomes involved in uncovering what happened to a boy who was in danger.
What is Red Kayak?
This is the time and place in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
This author wrote The Great Gatsby and was part of the group of writers known as the "Lost Generation."
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This movie follows a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, and is based on a nonfiction book by H.G. Bissinger.
What is Friday Night Lights?
If someone says a person has this, they are talking about this person's overall coolness, confidence, or presence.
What is "aura"?