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Daily Doubles
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Onomatopoeia
What is it called when a word sounds like what it means?
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stanza
What looks like a paragraph, but is really a set of lines in a poem?
100
An example would be "The turtle was like a rabbit that day."
What is a simile?
100
creating a fantasy world to cope
What is a theme in "The Life of Walter Mitty"?
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DAILY DOUBLE: RISK A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS, AND WIN DOUBLE THAT NUMBER IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT! IF NOT, YOU WILL LOSE THE NUMBER OF POINTS ON THE TILE. Answer: An example would be "He is king around here."
What is a metaphor?
200
Theme
What is the main idea of a work of literature?
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alliteration
What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds?
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An example would be "My Aunt June keeps her house so cold, the town mortician asked if he could buy it."
What is hyperbole?
200
a plot twist or event that surprises the characters and the reader
What is situational irony?
200
DAILY DOUBLE: RISK A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS, AND WIN DOUBLE THAT NUMBER IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT! IF NOT, YOU WILL LOSE THE NUMBER OF POINTS ON THE TILE. Answer: Malcolm X did this.
Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X?
300
plot
What is the sequence of events in a story?
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The underdog can come out on top.
What is one of the themes of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
300
Saying "You know you're my favorite teacher" to a teacher with whom you do not get along is an example of this.
What is verbal irony?
300
A theme in the song "Moment 4 Life"
What is "treasure this moment forever"? (among others)
300
DAILY DOUBLE: RISK A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS, AND WIN DOUBLE THAT NUMBER IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT! IF NOT, YOU WILL LOSE THE NUMBER OF POINTS ON THE TILE. Answer: Alliteration...
What are "David dropped the dime down the drain" and "Shontel's short shoelace" examples of?
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simile
What is a comparison between 2 unlike things, using "like" or "as"?
400
assonance
What is the repetition of vowel sounds?
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The man was so tall, he picked a bushel of apples without climbing into the tree....
What is an example of hyperbole?
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A plot twist or event that the reader can see coming, but at least one of the characters can't.
What is dramatic irony?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: RISK A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS, AND WIN DOUBLE THAT NUMBER IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT! IF NOT, YOU WILL LOSE THE NUMBER OF POINTS ON THE TILE. The answer is VERBAL IRONY.
What is it called when you say the opposite of what you mean?
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autobiography
What is the story of someone's own life, written by himself?
500
auto-
What is a prefix that means "self"?
500
Be careful to set the right kind of priorities.
What is a theme in "The Necklace"?
500
Edgar Allan Poe
Who wrote "The Raven"?
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DAILY DOUBLE: RISK A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POINTS, AND WIN DOUBLE THAT NUMBER IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT! IF NOT, YOU WILL LOSE THE NUMBER OF POINTS ON THE TILE. THE ANSWER IS BIO-
What is a prefix that means "life"?