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What is the lesson taught in a fable or
story?
A 100
Moral
A 100
What are the opposing forces in a piece of literature? Give an
example.
A 200
Conflict – example varies
A 200
Explain the difference between mood and tone. Give a specific
example from something we've read.
A 300
Mood – the feeling that a reader gets from a piece of
literature.
Tone – the author's attitude towards the literature.
Examples vary.
A 300
What are the three types of irony?
Give an example of each.
A 400
Situational, Dramatic, Verbal
Give an example of each.
A 400
Define COMPARE and CONTRAST.
A 500
1- Finding the similarities between
two things
2- Finding the differences between
two things
A 500
What are three differences between poetry and prose?
B 100
Answers vary.
B 100
What is the turning point in a story?
What part of plot come before and after the
turning point?
B 200
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
B 200
What is theme and how is it developed in a
story?
Give an example from a piece of literature that
we have read.
B 300
A universal message about life or human
nature.
Examples vary.
B 300
What are three ways that an author reveals
a character?
Give examples from something we have
read. B 400
Physical Appearance, Character's thoughts and actions, Other
character's thoughts and actions, Direct
Statements
B 400
Give the definition and an example of personification.
B 500
Giving human qualities to something non-
human.
Example varies.
B 500
Characters who change little, if at all, are _______________
characters.
Give an example from something we have
read. C 100
Static.
C 100
Read the following excerpt from A Midsummer Night’s Dream:
“Help me, Lysander, help me! Do thy best to pluck this crawling serpent
from my breast!.”This is an
example of __________________________. Explain.
C 200
Foreshadowing. Explanation varies.
C 200
The word contort comes from what root?
Explain the relationship between the definition
of the word and the meaning of the root.
C 300
Torqueo
Torqueo means “to twist” and contort
involves twisting or bending out of shape.
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
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What are the 3 elements of setting?
Give an example of each.
C 400
Time, place, environment
Examples vary
C 400
What two poetic devices are found in these lines:
A tiny Cleopatra, The child beguiled her Antony.
C 500
Historical allusion and metaphor
C 500
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles peppers
is an example of ___________.
I fly sky high is an example of
____________.
Explain the difference. D 100
Alliteration.
Assonance.
D 100
What are three sound devices often used in
poetry? Give an example of each.
D 200
Onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, etc.
D 200
How does Puck embodychaos in AMND?
Be specific (at least 3 examples).
D 300
Mimicking voices, love potion on the wrong person,
laughing, Etc.
D 300
Guilt is an example of __________________
because ________________________
____________.
D 400
Internal Conflict
A character is struggling within
him/herself.
D 400
What is an allusion?
What are three types of allusions?
D 500
A reference to a well-known person, place,
even, or work of literature.
Biblical, Mythological, Historical, Literary
D 500
What is a cliche?
Give an example.
E 100
An overused expression.
Bigger is better, Jump for joy, Kill two birds with one stone, etc.
E 100
What is the definition of Author's Bias?
What was the author's bias in “Harrison
Bergeron”?
E 200
The side of an issue that the author favors.
Against a uniform, overly-equal society.
E 200
How are characterization,
conflict, and theme connected?
Give a specific example from a story that we
have read.
E 300
Answers vary.
E 300
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Give an example.
E 400
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word. Connotation are the feelings and thoughts that go
along with that word. Mother – female parent
Mother – loving, nurturing, maternal
E 400
What is the rhyme scheme of a
Shakespearean Sonnet?
What are the last two lines of the sonnet
called?
E 500
abab
cdcd
efef
gg
E 500
Name one word that is formed from the root re. Explain the meaning of the
word and how it relates to the
meaning of the root.
F 100
Answer Varies.
F 100
What are three things that you should do
before reading a nonfiction article?
F 200
Read the title, subtitle, headingsSkim the pictures
Look over footnotes and definitionsEtc.
F 200
Name and describe 3 types of propaganda.
F 300
Testimonial, Bandwagon,
Cardstacking, Glittering Generalities,
Fear/Security, etc.
F 300
Define symbol. Give an example of a symbol
(and it’s meaning)from something
we have read this year.
F 400
A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.
Example varies.
F 400
What might the following made up word
mean :
Subfrangate
Explain why you chose your definition.
F 500
Answers Vary.
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Figurative Language
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Final Jeopardy Question
What is the difference between figurative and
literal language? Give an example of each.
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Correct Final Jeopardy Response
Figurative – uses similes, metaphors, etc. to
describe something in a new way.
Literal – uses language to describe something as it is. Click on screen to continue
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