A reference to a person, event, or circumstance from literature, religion, history, or pop culture
What is an allusion
100
Getting into a minor accident and exclaiming "Well, that's just lovely."
What is verbal irony
100
Don't look a ________ ________ in the mouth (or you'd be ungrateful)
What is gift horse
100
This is in your mouth if you were born into a wealthy family
What is silver spoon
100
Julius Caesar could not turn back once he crossed the Rubicon River, so we say "crossing the Rubicon" whenever we've gotten to the point-of-no-return
What is historical
200
An object, person, place, etc that represents something else
What is a symbol
200
A man who works as a court-appointed social worker to supervise visitations is told by a judge that he can only have supervised visitations with his son
What is irony of situation
200
Noah had many animals in his ark, but it was raining _________ and ___________
What is cats and dogs
200
If you wish you had what your friend has, and resent him/her for it, you are this color with envy
What is green
200
When I tell my students that they need to "part like the Red Sea," it's this kind of allusion
What is biblical/religious
300
The message about life or human nature the author is sharing in a story
What is theme
300
When you hear the ominous music in JAWS, and you know the giant shark is coming to eat the unsuspecting swimmer
What is dramatic irony
300
Make sure you put these into different baskets, so you have more options
What is eggs/your eggs
300
Good can come from any situation--that's what it means when your clouds have this lining
What is silver
300
Didn't Snow White teach you anything about taking food from creepy ladies?
What is fairy tale/literature
400
A story that tells one series of events on the surface, but is also representative of another story or historical event (like Animal Farm)
What is allegory
400
When a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) agent's daughter is arrested for being a drug dealer
What is irony of situation
400
If you fail at the task you were assigned, you could not cut this
What is the mustard
400
Even though it is a pretty festive color in many cases, it is what you feel when you are sad
What is blue
400
My friend seems to get baby-naming advice from Kim and Kanye
What is pop-culture
500
When certain characters or the audience know something important that other characters in the story do not know, but probably should
What is dramatic irony
500
"Well, that just made my day!" after someone made a rude comment to you
What is verbal irony
500
If you reveal a secret you have "spilled the _________" and "let the ________ out of the bag"
What is beans, cat
500
When you are out partying and having fun, the town ends up painted this color