ABClues
Musical...terms?
Puns are Poetic
Riddle Me This
Usage/Mechanics
100

contrast,  opposites--- I&J

What are IRONY & JUXTAPOSITION?

100

This weather element often used in foreshadowing

Thunderstruck

100

What appliances wash up on tiny beaches?

Microwaves

100

HOMOGRAPH-- swimming & bird

dove

100

This is a term which means word choice--- (hint: think of that really thick book with words and definitions)

What is diction?

200

provide hints to theme one appears repeatedly, while the other is an essence throughout  S & M

symbol & motif

200

Romeo and Juliet are....

young wild and free

200

What does a clock do when it is hungry? 

 it goes back four seconds

200

Palindrome-- Honda car or relating to a citizen or community 

Civic

200

What is wrong with this sentence--  I love Summer since it brings warmth and refreshment.

summer

300

Shakespearean guys:one "good" one/one  "unpredictable"--B&M

What are Benvolio & Mercutio

300

How you feel at the end of the school year before exams

Under Pressure

300

PUN--When proofreading for commas, the German Shephard used his ______________ to punctuate the sentence


paws, pause

300

This is strength and a bug

might and mite

300

This is the plot element which which authors like Steinbeck feature great deals of words with imagery and connotation.

What is setting?

400

Threshold, no turning back, Joseph Campbell--HJ

Hero's Journey

400

The most compelling secret to the Hero's Journey

Know Yourself

400

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

investigator

400

ANAGRAM- astronomer

moon starer

400

What part of speech is causing the issue here?  Mom drove him and his sister to Jim's house and then he ordered pizzas for her.

What is a pronoun

500

the author pushes the reader to look ahead and then behind--- F & F

Foreshadowing and Flashback

500

She delivered harsh insults into the room and they all detonated together like a .......

grenade

500

What is  a pessimist's blood type?

 b-negative

500

ANANGRAM--BELOW the shoulder

elbow

500

This is a term that can be both a traffic violation ticket and  ----- (               ).

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