Literary Devices
APES Paragraph
Words of the Day
Pop Culture
100

A craft where professionals create and arrange visual content to communicate messages.

What is a Graphic Designer?

100

The 'A' in APES stands for this.

Answer

100

erratic

What is not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable?

100

This Avenger is not Captain America or Thor and was able to pick up Thor’s hammer in the Marvel movies.

Who is Vision?

200

What is this an example of? 

Parting is such sweet sorrow.


What is an oxymoron?

200

Respond to this question with the first line from an APES paragraph.

Why is Jurassic Park the most famous movie about dinosaurs?

Student Response

200

malevolent

What is having or showing a wish to do evil to others?

200

This is the first half-blood prince in Harry Potter.

Who is Severus Snape?

300

A contrast between what is said and what is meant or between expectations and reality

What is irony?

300

The 'P' in APES stands for this

What is proof?

300

prescience

What is the fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge?

300

What was the first non-English language film to win Best picture at the Oscars?

What is Parasite?

400

Give an example of personification

Student example of when something non human is given human qualities

400

This is a good type of proof in an APES paragraph about a book or article

What is textual evidence?

400

acumen

What is keen insight; shrewdness/expertise?

400

This artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys‘ four main categories.

Who is Billie Eilish?

500

Words that sound the way they are spelled.

What is a onomatopoeia?

500

Provide a final sentence for this paragraph using the APES format:

A song that has meaning to me is Dancing Queen by ABBA.  It cheers me up even when I’m in the worst mood. I used to listen to it with my mom and dance around our living room, laughing. Also, it brings back many great memories like the field trip where my whole junior band bus sang along.

Student summary sentence

500

languid

What is showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity?

500

This actor voiced both Darth Vader and The Lion King‘s Mufasa.

Who is James Earl Jones?