Author Biography: Tchochkekop

On Twitter, tweets are limited to 140 characters. What would have happened to great literature if Twitter had always been around? Wonder no more as you try to figure out what's being tweeted below. ("Great" is at the discretion of the quiz writer.)

Poetry is a wonderful art, and poems can be free, or very structured. I'll give you part of a poem I've written; you choose the closing line, based on the poem's style.

A wonderful thing about fiction is that the author can "create" reality. In real reality, things can get in the way of a good story (really!). For each of the following plot killers, choose the story so killed. ("Story" can be prose, poem, play, etc.)

Idioms are phrases meant to be taken figuratively, rather than literally. A common English idiom, used literally, completes each of the following clues. The idiom is suggested by the clue itself.

The cause: Someone submitted this title as an Author Challenge. The effect? This quiz! All questions relate to the theme, but some in unexpected ways. Keep an open mind! Note: Hopefully "interesting information" will provide additional insight.

Sure, you like to watch movies, but have you ever thought of how many people it takes to make one? Watch the credits and see if you know who does each of these jobs.

Many body parts are named after the people who first discovered, identified, or explored them. See if you know where each of the following body parts are located.

OK, so someone in the Author's Challenge wanted a quiz about squares. Here's a quiz about squares. Warning: your calculator might not help you very much!

Why write (or speak) in a dull, trite manner? Rhetorical devices can spice up your communications! Try to identify the rhetorical device used in each clue.