CREATION STORIES
What is a story passed down through generations that often teaches a lesson?
FOLKTALE
What is the central message or lesson of a story?
THEME
What is a personal belief, feeling, or judgment that cannot always be proven?
OPINION
What is a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero’s adventures and achievements?
EPIC POEM
What is a literary device that gives hints or clues about future events in a story?
FORESHADOWING
What is descriptive language that appeals to the five senses?
IMAGERY
What is the author’s central message or reason for writing the story?
MAIN IDEA/PURPOSE
What is a preference or prejudice that influences how information is presented?
BIAS
What is the literary technique of beginning a story in the middle of the action?
IN MEDIA RES
What is a situation in which the audience knows something the characters do not?
DRAMATIC IRONY
What is a traditional story that explains natural events or includes gods and heroes?
MYTH
What is the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience?
TONE
What is the quality of being trustworthy and believable?
CREDIBILITY
What is the common pattern of stages a hero experiences during an adventure or quest?
What is a reference to a famous person, event, place, or literary work?
ALLUSION
What is a recurring symbol, image, idea, or phrase throughout a text?
MOTIF
What are the different roles characters play in a story, such as protagonist, antagonist, static, or dynamic characters?
CHARACTER TYPES
What is an appeal that uses emotions to persuade an audience?
PATHOS
What is a descriptive phrase or nickname that highlights a character’s traits, such as ‘swift-footed Achilles’?
EPITHET
What is a long speech delivered by one character to other characters or an audience?
MONOLOGUE
What is a character type, situation, or symbol that appears repeatedly in literature?
ARCHETYPE
What is the perspective from which a story is told, such as first person or third person?
POINT OF VIEW
What is an appeal that uses credibility or authority to persuade an audience?
ETHOS
What is a request for inspiration or guidance from a divine spirit at the beginning of an epic?
INVOCATION OF THE MUSE
What is a speech in which a character reveals private thoughts and feelings while alone on stage?
SOLILOQUY