Spelling B
Who Am I?
That's Poetic
Persuade Me
Sounds Like
100
This is spelled...
What is B - E - E?
100
This Kiwi singer-songwriter is best known for hits like "Royals" and "Green Light" and won the 2013 Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Who is Lorde?
100
This type of figurative language compares two things using the word 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
100
This device asks a question where the answer is obvious or implied, often used to make a point or provoke thought.
What is a rhetorical question?
100
This homonym pair refers to 'a large body of water' and 'to look at something'?
What is sea and see?
200
This is spelled 
What is
N/E/W/S/P/A/P/E/R?
200
This actor starred as the lead in The Hobbit trilogy and is known for his role as Bilbo Baggins.
Who is Martin Freeman?
200
This figure of speech directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. An example would be 'Time is a thief'
What is a metaphor?
200
This technique involves repeating a word or phrase to create emphasis and make an idea more memorable, as seen in Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I have a dream'
What is repetition?
200
This homonym pair can refer to a musical group or a ring around something.
What is band?
300
This is spelled...
What is
R/E/S/T/A/U/R/A/N/T?
300
This New Zealand athlete is considered one of the greatest rugby players of all time, having captained the All Blacks to victory in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Who is Richie McCaw?
300
This literary device gives human characteristics to non-human things, like 'The wind whispered through the trees'
What is personification?
300
This structure divides information into three parts, often used to create balance or rhythm, such as 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.'
What is the rule of thirds?
300
This homonym pair can be a greeting or a unit of height.
What is 'hi' and 'high'?
400
This is spelled...
What is
S/C/I/S/S/O/R/S?
400
She became the Prime Minister of New Zealand in 2017, making history as the country’s youngest female PM.
Who is Jacinda Adern?
400
This poetic device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity, as in 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'
What is alliteration?
400
This device involves telling a brief personal story to illustrate a point or make a message more relatable.
What is an anecdote?
400
This homonym pair can be used to refer to a small amount of change and the smell of perfume.
What is 'cent' and 'scent'?
500
This is spelled:
What is x/y/l/o/p/h/o/n/e?
500
This famous New Zealand author wrote The Whale Rider, which was later turned into a blockbuster film.
Who is Witi Ihimaera?
500
This device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, such as in 'The early bird catches the worm'
What is assonance?
500
This device exaggerates a situation or idea to an extreme degree for emphasis or effect, as in 'I've told you a million times.'
What is hyperbole?
500
This homonym pair can refer to a sequence of letters and a breakfast food.
What is serial or cereal?