Books & Characters
Which Harry Potter character has this adorable puppy as his pet?
Hagrid
It was a plot twist when Luke discovered _____ ______ was his father in Star Wars.
Darth Vader
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” relies heavily on the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, known as this.
Alliteration
A shortened word made from the first letters of a group of words, such as NASA or LOL, is called this.
an acronym
This fantasy novel follows Bilbo Baggins as he leaves the Shire with a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure guarded by a dragon.
The Hobbit
How many Harry Potter movies are there in the original series?
Eight
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an extreme exaggeration used for effect. This is called this.
Hyperbole
A word that imitates the sound it describes, such as “buzz,” “hiss,” or “crash.”
Onomatopoeia
Katniss Everdeen travels from District 12 to the Capitol after volunteering to take her sister’s place in this book
The Hunger Games
Who authored the BFG?
Roald Dahl
“The moon smiled down on us” gives the moon a human ability. This technique is called this.
Personification
Words such as “their,” “there,” and “they’re” sound the same but have different meanings. Words like these are called this.
Homophones
This Greek hero was known for his incredible strength and defeated the evil monster Hydra by slicing off each of its many heads.
Hercules
According to Greek mythology, this hero had one vulnerable spot on his body, giving us a phrase still used today for someone's greatest weakness.
Achilles