LITERARY TERMS
WILD
POETRY
FICTION
PHILADELPHIA
100
What literary device is used here: "Billy builds buildings"
Alliteration
100
Carl Azuz
100
This poet has a South Philly bridge named after him and wrote poems like "O Captain" and "I Hear America Singing"
Walt Whitman
100
What is the highest point point of tension in a story? This is also when the most things change.
Climax
100
Who is the founder of Pennsylvania who stands atop City Hall
William Penn
200
"Running like a river" is an example of...
Simile
200
What year was Delcroft built?
1960
200
The big loud dog
Who got lost in the fog
Ended up being alright
A A B
200
The conclusion of a piece of fiction is referred to as the story's ________.
resolution
200
LOVE PARK
300
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.
-William Shakespeare
this is an example of...
Metaphor
300
Which state has the most coastline?
Florida
300
This is a grouping of lines in a poem. Typically due to their connection
Stanza
300
The location and time in which a story takes place.
setting
300
Who won the Super Bowl MVP for the eagles last year
Nick Foles
400
What literary device is used here: "The chair groaned when the large man sat down"
personification
400
What were the last 2 states added to the U.S.A
Alaska & Hawaii
400
The poetic style that often uses no rhyme scheme
Free Verse
400
The main idea or underlying meaning of a work
Theme
400
To fund schools, Philadelphia recently passed a controversial tax on what product?
Sugary Drinks
500
Develop a thesis statement, with reasons for the following question.
"Should the driving age be changed in the United States?"
They Driving age should/shouldn't be changed because X,Y,Z.
500
Why does the U.S. Flag have 13 stripes?
13 colonies
500
Poetry, like music, is written in _______.
Verse
500
When an author uses an object or idea to represent a larger concept or topic
sybolism
500
This is the largest urban park in the United States and spans over 9,200 acres of land across Philadelphia
Fairmount Park