Bitter, caustic language designed to hurt or ridicule someone or something. Often satirical or verbally ironic.
What is sarcasm.
100
What was the city that was attacked on 9/11
What is New York City.
100
Where is the Sea World headquarters located?
What is Orlando, Florida.
100
A type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
What is situational irony.
100
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is simile.
200
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. May be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing.
What is theme.
200
What weapons did the hijackers use on the flights?
What is knives/boxcutters.
200
What is the name of the Spanish water park that also displays killer whales?
What is Loro Parque.
200
A type of irony in which the words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning.
What is verbal irony.
200
A comparison of two unlike things stated in such a way as to emphasize the one or two key traits they have in common.
What is metaphor.
300
The style of narration: first person, second person, third person limited, or third person omniscient.
What is point of view.
300
What is the name of the terrorist group who organized 9/11?
What is Al-Qaeda.
300
About how much does Tilikum weigh?
What is 12,000 pounds.
300
A type of irony in which facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work.
What is dramatic irony.
300
The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas or inanimate objects.
What is personification.
400
A type of metaphor in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
What is metonymy.
400
What was the name of the town, where a hijacked plane crashed into a field.
What is Shanksville, PA.
400
How old is Tilikum?
What is 33 years old.
400
A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and convention for reform or ridicule. Often uses imitation, irony, and/or sarcasm.
What is satire.
400
Deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
What is hyberbole.
500
A comparison introduced and then further developed throughout a literary work.
What is extended metaphor.
500
What were the names of the two airlines the terrorists hijacked?
What is United Airlines and American Airlines.
500
What is the name of the documentery exploiting Sea World?
What is Blackfish.
500
The opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.
What is understatement.
500
A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms.