story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children
What is fairy tale
100
This author's real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Famous for his work, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Who is Mark Twain
100
This wildly popular trilogy follows the story of a teenage girl from District 12 who is forced to fight to the death with members of the other districts
What is The Hunger Games
100
This famous London theater is best known for being associated with Shakespeare
What is The Globe
200
expresses an action or state of being
What is a verb
200
story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting
What is historical fiction
200
Famous for his creation of the character, Holden Caulfield, this author hails from Manhattan, NY
Who is JD Salinger
200
This magical series tells the story of the battle between the boy who lived and he who shall not be named
What is Harry Potter
200
"A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet" is a line from this famous Shakespeare play
What is Romeo and Juliet
300
modifies a noun or a pronoun and answers these questions: which? what kind of? how many?
What is an adjective
300
story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, that has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material
What is a legend
300
Famous for his spooky pieces on madmen and murderers, one of the most famous being "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
300
This lengthy adventure novel takes its readers on a journey to discover "that there's some good in this world...and it's worth fighting for."
What is The Lord of the Rings
300
Shakespeare made this literary device, in which a character speaks to him or herself for an extended amount of time, famous, most notably in Hamlet
What is soliloquy
400
joins words or groups of words (phrases or clauses)
What is a conjunction
400
verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses
What is a poem
400
This female author is best known for her novel, "Little Women"
Who is Louisa May Alcott
400
This dystopian novel in which all books are banned creates a new meaning for the word, "firemen"
What is Fahrenheit 451
400
This play, believed to have been written in 1599, is based on the life and assassination of the Roman dictator for which the play is named
What is Julius Caesar
500
shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence
What is a preposition
500
humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance
What is a tall tale
500
This famous American author was born in 1928 and has published countless works, the most famous of which is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
500
The greasers and the socs are at a full out battle during this novel, written by S.E. Henton