Figurative Language
Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
For an extra 100 points, can you give me an example of a simile?
This character is often seen alone in nature and suggests that the beastie is a ghost.
Who is Simon?
A story with 2 levels of meaning?
What is an allegory?
For an extra 100 points: can you tell me the 2 levels? and/or why an author uses allegory?
A synonym of this word is adequate.
What is sufficient?
For an extra 100 points, can you give me an antonym for sufficient?
This type of conflict involved the character struggling with illness.
What is Man vs. Nature?
His hair was full of dirt and trapped like the tendrils of a creeper.
What is a simile?
Ralph thinks this is the most important thing on the island.
What is the fire?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me what Jack thinks is the most important thing on the island?
How we get information about characters.
What is characterization?
An antonym of this word is foolishly.
What is sagely?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me a synonym for sagely?
Narrator explicitly describes background, motivation, temperament, appearance of the characters.
What is direct characterization?
The great rock loitered, poised on one toe, decided not to return.
What is personification?
This is what the hunters are wearing when they arrive on the island.
What are choir uniforms?
When the audience (reader) knows something that the characters in the story do not.
What is dramatic irony?
For an extra 100 points: can you give me an example from the novel?
A synonym of this word is horrified.
What is appalled?
For an extra 100 points can you tell me an antonym?
Who is SanBai?
Gives human-like qualities to objects or animals.
What is personification?
For an extra 100 points, can you give me an example of personification?
Littlun who cries a lot and can't remember his phone number.
Who is Percival?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me what he suggests about the beastie?
When and where the story takes place.
What is setting?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me the setting of The Lord of the Flies?
An antonym of this word is dull.
What is vivid?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me a synonym?
A girl finds out her best friend has cheated to pass an exam. She must decide whether to be loyal to her friend or tell the truth.
What is Man vs. Self?
The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid nearer and nearer the sill of the world.
What is a metaphor?
This character is extremely violent.
Who is Roger?
A setting, object, or event in a story that carries more than literal meaning.
What is a symbol?
For an extra 100 points, can you can tell me a symbol from LOTF or DJMH?
A synonym of this word is wave.
What is gesticulated?
For an extra 100 points, can you tell me an antonym?
The narrator only reports what happened and what are they saying (like a video camera).
What is third-person objective point of view?
For an extra 100 points, can you name 2 other POVs?