Drama
Types of Poems
Repetitive Devices
Fiction
TV Shows
Literary Devices
Poetry
Creative Non-Fiction
Types of Writing
Cinematography
100
A long speech made by a single actor. It can be delivered alone or with others present.
What is a monologue?
100
A 14-line poem using different kinds of rhyme schemes. They typically have 10 syllables per line.
What is a sonnet?
100
A type of repetition that involves making the same statement twice, while inverting the meaning on the second mention.
What is negative-positive restatement?
100
The most important figure within a story.
Who is the protagonist?
100
Short for “situational comedy”. This is a genre of television comedy that relies on the same set of characters facing new situations each episode.
What is a sitcom?
100
A type of comparison that specifically uses “like” or “as”.
What is a simile?
100
In a poem, a group of lines separated by an empty space before and/or after other set of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
The voice behind a creative piece which conveys the story in a unique, personal way that strengthens the narrative’s impact.
What is narration?
100
Typically, the author using this style is trying to convince the reader of something. It includes the writer’s opinions and provides evidence and justifications to validate them.
What is persuasive writing?
100
This shot focuses on just the subject’s face, making the viewer connect with the subject’s emotions.
What is a close up shot?
200
A character that strongly contrasts another existing character. This character occasionally prevents the other from succeeding.
What is a foil?
200
Following a single person, or a group of heroes throughout an adventure. These poems are typically extensive in length.
What is an epic?
200
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
200
The character who opposes the actions of the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
200
A brief appearance of a well known character or celebrity.
What is a cameo?
200
When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action in order to communicate a greater meaning or idea.
What is a metaphor?
200
The pattern of rhymes within a poem; usually mapped by assigning a specific letter to each verse, and matching each letter with the same sound, running down the poem.
What is a rhyme scheme?
200
An aspect of nonfiction that involves attention to minute details to fully convey the atmosphere of a scene.
What is observation?
200
This type of writing is used to depict a specific image and is meant to create a picture in the reader’s mind. It typically employs literary techniques such as simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.
What is descriptive writing?
200
This type of shot is taken from a medium distance and is usually used to show group discussions in an informative way. These shots typically show a character from the waist up.
What is a medium shot?
300
A speech that introduces a play; or, in general, something that comes before the main literary text.
What is a prologue?
300
A poem without rules or defined rhyme, usually a certain sound or pattern will be created, but there are no rules the author has to abide by.
What is free verse?
300
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
What is epistrophe?
300
Saying something but meaning the opposite; or, doing something that is undermined by another event.
What is irony?
300
A specific episode of a show inspired and made for a specific holiday.
What is a holiday special?
300
Descriptive writing that especially focuses on one or more of the five senses to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
What is imagery?
300
A stanza consisting of 4 lines.
What is a quatrain?
300
A short autobiographical piece that’s characterized by a sense of closeness to the author’s perspective of and experience with a particular situation.
What is a personal essay?
300
The least restrictive type of writing; it typically involves fictional stories that employ a variety of literary devices. It also typically includes plot, setting, and character.
What is creative writing?
300
A shot taken from a long distance showing how a character relates to their environment.
What is an extreme long shot?
400
The irony created when the audience is aware of something that is unknown to one or multiple characters in the play.
What is dramatic irony?
400
Passed down orally, these poems are usually songs or short stories originating from folk culture. They are usually anonymous and have a strong emphasis on dramatic events.
What is a ballad?
400
The repetition of specific words or ideas that incorporate opposite meanings within the repetition.
What is antistasis?
400
Using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to mock or criticize people’s stupidity or vices, typically in the context of politics or other major topics.
What is satire?
400
When characters from two separate TV shows appear in the context of one story.
What is a crossover?
400
The use of an object, concept, or word to signify a greater meaning or concept.
What is symbolism?
400
Language without any specific metrical structure.
What is prose?
400
A longer work of nonfiction written from the perspective of the author, usually detailing an important part of their life. It does not have to cover every aspect of their life.
What is a memoir?
400
The goal of this type of writing is to tell a story, whether fictional or not. It typically includes plot, characters, and setting.
What is narrative writing?
400
This shot follows a specific character or object through a scene. It typically adds a sense of suspense and further immersion into the film.
What is a tracking shot?
500
A speech where a character delivers their inner thoughts, usually while alone on-stage.
What is a soliloquy?
500
A type of verse that doesn’t use rhyme, but does use iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
500
The repetition of a single word in immediate succession.
What is epizeuxis?
500
A visual device that demonstrates the key elements of any story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and the resolution.
What is Freytag's Pyramid?
500
When a new show is created with characters from a preexisting one.
What is a spinoff?
500
A passing, indirect reference to another work or person.
What is an allusion?
500
Formally, this term is used to refer to a single line in a poem.
What is a verse?
500
An essay that utilizes this technique mixes multiple perspectives or stories in a single larger work.
What is braiding?
500
A style of writing intended to explain a concept and meant to appeal to a broad audience. This type of writing sometimes provides evidence, statistics, or facts.
What is expository writing?
500
When the camera is tilted so that the ground is no longer parallel to the camera. This is used to create a feeling of uneasiness for the viewer.
What is a Dutch angle shot?
1000
What is the difference between a Petrarchan sonnet and a Shakespearean sonnet?
A Shakespearean sonnet employs quatrains and a rhyming couplet, while a Petrarchan sonnet utilizes an octave followed by a sestet.
1000
Fill in the blank in the following haiku:
______________
and realize my three children
have been watching.
I kill an ant
1000
What's the title of the poem, published in 1943 by the same author of The Jungle Book, which extensively utilizes anaphora?
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
1000
Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021?
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1000
Who was the first African-American person to star in their own television show in the United States?
Ethel Waters from 'The Ethel Water Shows, which started airing in 1939.
1000
What is the difference between synecdoche and metonymy?
Synecdoche is a literary device that uses a part to represent the whole, while metonymy uses adjacent names or concepts to refer to the whole.
1000
Give an example of caesura in poetry.
Caesura is a grammatical pause in the middle of a line.
1000
What are the main differences between a memoir, a personal essay, an autobiography, and a biography? There are 3 major points; you must touch on all of them.
A memoir, biography, and autobiography are extended works, while a personal essay is a shorter work.
An autobiography is written by the person it is about, while a biography is written about someone else.
An autobiography covers a person's entire life, while a memoir can focus on a key instance.
1000
Draw Freytag's Pyramid. Include every item (6).
1000
What is the name of the device, created by Eadweard Muybridge, that allowed him to project "Sallie Gardner at a Gallop", the animation that paved the way for modern motion pictures?
The zoopraxiscope.