Vocabulary
Literary Devices
The Journey
Pop Culture
100

This term refers to when something is being chased and/or followed

What is pursuit? 

100

This device allows for a comparison of unlike things that shows how they are similar.

What is a metaphor?

100

This is the author of "The Journey."

Who is Mary Oliver?

100

This song by Tommy Richman is also a viral sound on social media.

What is Million Dollar Baby?

200

Daily Double! 

This word is used to refer to the ability to bounce back after a challenge.

What is resilience?

200

"Her eyes are bright stars that shine in the night," is an example of what literary device.

What is a metaphor?

200

Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey" is a metaphorical comparison to this.

What is life?

200

This is the location of the Summer Olympics in 2024.

Where is Paris, France?

300

This term discusses when one splits off of a given route.

What is diverge?

300

This is a longer comparison of two unlike things to point out their similarities.

What is an extended metaphor?

300

In the poem "The Journey," Mary Oliver personifies what object?

What is the wind?

300

This music mogul is currently the subject of a viral joke and much public scrutiny for his treatment of women.

Who is P. Diddy?

or Puff Daddy? 

or Love Combs?

400
This word refers to an emotional state when someone is down or feeling blue.

What is melancholy?

400

"Death robbed her of her chance at joy." is an example of this.

What is personification?

400

Mary Oliver uses this strategy to vividly describe scenes in nature.

What is imagery?

400

This once and (possible) future leader was found guilty of 34 crimes in one trial.

Who is Donald Trump?

500

This word refers to something that occurs later in order or afterward.

When is subsequent?

500

"The trees bowed in the wind" is an example of what literary device?

What is personification? 

500

One universal theme of Mary Oliver's poem "The Journey" is ______. 

What is that everyone should chart their own path?

(or similar). 

500

These two teams are in the NBA finals.

Who are the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.