Poetry
Constituesday
Words of the Day
Platform Events
Grab Bag
100

The feelings of the writer in poetry is called this.

What is tone?

100

This amendment gives freedom of speech.

What is the first?

100

This is the first 10 amendments in the Constitution. 

What is the Bill of Rights?

100

This event must be tied to a current event. 

What is radio?

100

This platform event includes a 30 second prep time.

What is impromptu?

200

The way a poem makes the reader feel is called this.

What is mood?

200

This amendment gives the right to bear arms.

What is second?

200

This word means non-religious.

What is secular?

200

This event has a six minute time limit.

What is ADS?

200

This phrase describes the ages, races, genders, etc., of the group to which you're speaking.

What is audience demographics?

300

The pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines is called this.

What is rhyme scheme?

300

This amendment protects against unwarranted searches. 

What is fourth?

300

This type of gesture encourages the audience to mimic your movement.

What is prompting?

300

This event ends in a toast.

What is ADS?

300

This event is persuasive and has a 10 minute time limit.

What is oratory?

400

Words that have the same end sound but a different number of syllables have this type of rhyme. 

What is half rhyme?

400

This amendment put an end to the Quartering Act. 

What is third?

400

This is a list of sources at the end of a paper or speech.

What is a bibliography?

400

This event typically uses visuals.

What is informative?

400

This describes the backgrounds and beliefs of the group to which you're speaking.

What is audience dynamics?

500

When reading poetry, instead of stopping at the end of each line, one should stop or pause here.

Where is at punctuation?

500

This is the first clause in the first amendment. 

What is the Establishment Clause?

500

This is the second clause in the first amendment of the Constitution. 

What is the Free Exercise Clause?

500

This event includes a 30 minute prep time.

What is extemporaneous speaking?

500

This allows for people to buy guns without background checks.

What is the gun show loophole?