Transcript Blank Jeopardy - Schenectady City School District

Metaphor
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Simile
Symbol
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Setting
Allusions
Or
Irony
Miscellaneous
Literary
Terms
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“like a star in the heavens”
What’s an example of a simile?
“your soul is the whole world”
What’s an example of a metaphor?
“his soul like an arrow flying”
What’s an example of a simile?
“he became pale as a dried out banana peel”
What’s an example of a
simile?
”Siddhartha saw the stars arrayed across the sky
and the crescent moon floating like a boat in the blue”
What’s an example of a simile?
Chinese believed this symbol showed the
universe reflected a balance between 2 forces.
What’s the symbol for yin and yang?
This symbol for the sun was taken from the
Hindu religion and used by the Nazis as their symbol
What’s the swastika?
In the Crusades this was
the symbol of their religious war
What’s the cross?
In Indian art, the endless cycle of reincarnation
(death and rebirth) is symbolized in this image.
What’s the wheel?
Egyptians used hieroglyphics
(writing dated back to 3000
BC)
this was the symbol for
sounds, words and ideas
What were pictures?
The country Buddhism started in
What’s India?
By 1000 BC Hebrews set up the Kingdom of
Israel in this city
What’s Jerusalem?
Muslims were instructed in the
Quran (holy book of Islam) to make at least one
Pilgrimage (holy journey) to this city
What’s Mecca?
In 33 AD Jesus Christ was arrested, tried,
and found guilty of treason against this city
What’s Rome?
The century Tao (the way of the universe)
was founded by Chinese philosopher, Lao-tzu
What’s 6th century BC?
It’s ironic that the symbol of the Hitler Regime,
the swastika, was taken from this religion
‘s symbol for the sun
What’s Hindu religion?
An example of irony was that both the Christians
and Muslims preached peace, but fought in this
What’s the Holy War?
Caesar said “Veni, vedi, vici”
(I came, I saw, I conquered). It was alluded to in this movie.
What’s Ghostbusters?
Irony: The 4000 year old civilization, China, invented this,
but was defeated by the 400 year old British civilization using
it.
What’s gunpowder?
“Cry Havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.”
This allusion from Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar,
Is alluded to in this movie.
What’s Star Trek or Postman?
“the river has taught” is
an example of this literary term
What’s personification?
In Herman Hesse’s,
Siddhartha, Siddhartha is the
What’s protagonist?
Govinda is seen as a “shadow”
and a “companion” of Siddhartha. This describes his
What’s character?
Siddhartha’s struggle to discover nirvana
(a state in which the soul emerges with
the universe)
is carried through the story
What’s theme?
The feeling an author tries to create
What’s mood?