Lit Devices
ELA Potpourri
Class texts
Lit Devices again
Hodge Podge
100
A direct comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile
100
The basic grammatical elements needed for a complete sentence.
What is a subject and a verb
100
The Monkey King hated the smell of this in his cave
What are Monkey's
100
The name of a word by the sound it makes is an example of which literary device?
What is Onomatopoeia
100
Which is the funnier teacher?
Who is Ms. Gehret
200
The physical and emotional traits of a character in the story, as described by the author and the other characters in the story.
What is characterization
200
ELA is an acronym that stands for:
English Language Arts
200
A long arduous journey we read together.
what is the Odyssey
200
the category showing up twice in this game is a an example of what literary device?
What is repetition
200
This country's team took home the gold for hockey in the Milano/Cortina winter olympics.
What is USA
Double Jeopardy:
Which team won gold Mens or Womens?
300
An indirect comparison of two objects.
What is a metaphor
300
these are different words that mean the same thing or simialr definitions.
What are synonyms
300
What was the genre of the book club unit?
Realistic Fiction
300
This is an example of which literary device?
What is Dramatic Irony
300
The Socratic Seminar was named after this man from greek history
Who is Socrates
400
What is Personification?
attributing human characteristics to non-human objects
400
What are three common uses for colons?
Between hours and minutes when writing time.
To start a list or series
To indicate dialog in a play or to show what was said verbatim.
400
Who is the protagonist of The Odyssey?
Who is Odesseus
400
This is the use of exageration for effect or emphasis
What is hyperbole
Double Jeopardy:
Give an example of hyperbole
400
This alliterative artist was the half time entertainment for the Super Bowl this year.
Who is Bad Bunny
500
a repeated sound at the beginning of a group of words.
What is alliteration
Double Jeopardy:
Give an example of alliteration
500
Define the three different spellings of this word:
There, Their, They're
What is:
There- over there - location
Their- this was their car- ownership
They're- they are- contraction of two words
500
This is the antagonist of American Born Chinese?
What is Structural Racism?
500
This is an example of which literary device?
“He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious.”
What is a Malapropism
500
This is the allegiance Ms. Colvin has in the Star Wars universe
What is the Rebel Alliance
Double Jeopardy:
What is Ms. Colvin's favorite Star Wars franchise character?