A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor ?
100
This is a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
What is a drama or a play?
100
A classic novel that features characters Scout and Jem.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird ?
200
The Lord of The Rings or Letters from Father Christmas.
Who is J.R.R Tolkien ?
200
The Road Not Taken
Who is Robert Frost?
200
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
What is a simile?
200
This is a story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
What is a folktale ?
200
This is phrases or words in a stanza.
What is lines?
300
Of Mice and Men or The Grapes of Wrath
Who is John Steinbeck ?
300
Annabel Lee.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
300
In order to create suspense for her readers, an author often wishes to hint where the story is going. At the same time, she doesn't wish to give away the ending.
What is Foreshadowing?
300
a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.
What is romance?
300
Romeo and Juliet was written by...
Who is William Shakespeare ?
400
Animal Farm or 1984
Who is George Orwell?
400
The Raven.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe ?
400
To add liveliness to a story, an author will sometimes assign lifelike traits to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
400
This is a short story (often with animal characters) with a moral.
What is a fable?
400
Author of The Outsiders
Who is S.E Hinton ?
500
The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Importance of Being Earnest.
Who is Oscar Wilde?
500
Isabella and the Pot of Basil.
Who is John Keats ?
500
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
a novel, play, or movie dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder.