Freshmen Cornucopia of Trivia | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 48 Public

This is a random mix of movies, pop culture, and high school English terms

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This is the part of the plot with the most stress or tension, or it is the turning point in the story.

Climax

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This is the term for the main character or "hero" of the story

Protagonist

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This is the term for the person against the protagonist in a story

Antagonist

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This is the term for two words that have the same ending sounds.

Rhyme

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This is the repeating of the same consonant at the beginning of words (Terrible Tennessee Titans)

Alliteration

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This is when an author makes a reference to some other work or story that is commonly known.

Allusion

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This is giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

Personification

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This is the choice or use of words in writing; it is also how a word is spoken

Diction

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This is how words are arranged to create well-formed sentences

Syntax

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This is the term for the way his or her personality comes through on the page. (attitude, tone, etc.)

Voice

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This is the third person who Romeo ends up killing.

Himself

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This is the term for using exaggeration in writing.

Hyperbole

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Participial phrases act as this part of speech in a sentence as they modify nouns or pronouns

Adjectives

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This is what the acronym FANBOYS stands for . . .

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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This term encompasses the use of literal or figurative language to add symbolism and enable the reader to sense the world of the piece of literature

Imagery

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This is the location of the Globe theatre (hint: It's right beside the river Thames)

London

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