My Vernacular Is On Point
Oops, I Did It Again
The Middle One Is Usually Forgotten
Sports and Lit Terms
My Logic is Immaculate
100
The title of the song "Boom, Boom, Pow" is an _________ referencing the sound made by hitting the drums, or a wall. perhaps
Onomatopoeia
100
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" and "Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore" are both examples of what specific repeating literary term
Alliteration
100
A sunset glowing over Mount Si right before graduation creates a positive and reflective _____ for the conclusion of the school year.
BONUS 300: How many valedictorians do we have this year?
Mood (4+3)
100
"I just trusted in my teammates and the game plan that coach gave me" is a common _______ used within a post-game interview
Cliche
100
This video is an example of what...
Situational Irony
200
The _______ of the word "fire" is sick, awesome, cool, or outstanding, while the _______ of the word is combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
Bonus 400: the first evidence of humans using controlled fire date back to how many years ago?
connotation, denotation
2,000,000
200
I came, I saw, I conquered uses two specific literary terms. What could those be?
Asyndeton, anaphora
200
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows Juliet isn’t really dead, but Romeo doesn’t. This is an example of
Dramatic Irony
200
After scoring two runs in two games last night, I thought to myself, "man, we really put a lot of run on the board." The thought that went through my head after is an example of what?
Verbal irony
200
People who are superficial and care about what is cool are a dime a dozen; you should only pursue people who are invested in your growth and making the world around them a better place.
What specific literary device is used in this piece of advice?
Idiom
300
The passage, "it was dark and there was water standing in the street and no lights and windows broke and boats all up in the town and trees blown down and everything all blown and I got a skiff and went out and found my boat" uses what specific literary term?
Polysyndeton
300
Martin Luther King Jr.'s use of the phrase "I have a dream" at the start of multiple lines within his speech is the use of ________
BONUS 200: The title of this category is a song by what musical artist?
Anaphora
300
In The Lord of the Rings, eagles suddenly arrive to save Frodo. This is an example of _____________
Deus ex machina
300
After George Kirby racked up a double-digit of strikeouts yesterday afternoon, Dan Wilson said in his post-game presser that he did a "decent job" -- this would be an example of what literary device
Bonus 100: How many strikeouts did George Kirby have yesterday?
Understatement
300
If we were to __________ the scores from tomorrow and Wednesday's literary terms test scores, we would notice a large discrepancy between the amount of hours studied prior to the test
BONUS 100: What are two resources that you could use to study for the test tomorrow?
Juxtapose
400
In the song, "Rack City" by Tyga, he sings the following:
"I need my money pronto, Get it in the morning like Alonzo, Rondo, green got cheese like a nacho."
List the literary devices he uses and the amount they're being used
Two allusions, one simile
400
The passage, "it was dark and there was water standing in the street and no lights and windows broke and boats all up in the town and trees blown down and everything all blown and I got a skiff and went out and found my boat" uses what specific literary term?
Polysyndeton
400
In Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18", he uses ______ to provide these eloquent lines: "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
BONUS 200: What is the first line of Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18"
Euphony
400
In the recent tenure of the Oakland Athletics, the common ______ of "sell the team", losing records, and general anger, have come about throughout the losing seasons they've had over the last few years
BONUS 300: In what city are the Athletics currently playing their games
Motif
400
Give one example of ethos, pathos, and logos for this advertisement:
Ethos: Hammerin' Hank Aaron -- the clean home run king!!
Pathos: "enjoyment"
Logos: type of tobacco being smoked
500
The use of a specific phrase within the category title is an example of a
colloquial language
500
"If you want something to come back to you, you must let it go first"
This is an example of a...
Paradox
500
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!" is an example of what sound technique
Cacophony
500
In Super Bowl 27, Leon Lett recovered a fumble and ALMOST returned it for the touchdown! Outside of the receiver, what stopped him from scoring?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqG6lgYirf0
BONUS 400: The Buffalo Bills are the only team to infamously do what?
His hubris
500
The book "The Catcher in the Rye" starts with Holden in a psych ward telling the events of his time in school. Essentially, he is telling a "Story within a story" -- this technique is what we call a...
Bonus 100: What sport did Holden play?
Framing Device