Literary Devices
Poetry
Plot
Figurative language
Wild Card!
100
reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Biblical, or historical
What is allusion?
100
a poem that tells a story
What is narrative poetry?
100
the action that takes place in a story after the climax and that resolves the conflict
What is falling action?
100
the use of words that imitate sounds, as in buzz, hiss, or murmur
What is onomatopoeia?
100
short summary of a funny event
What is anecdote?
200
the use of clues that suggest events yet to come
What is foreshadow?
200
poetry that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker
What is lyric poetry?
200
the part of a story or play that explains the background or makes conflict clear
What is exposition?
200
comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
a recurring and familiar pattern in literature, like a journey or a wise old man
What is archetype?
300
a short dramatic convention that is spoken in an undertone and meant to be heard only by the audience
What is aside?
300
fourteen lines of iambic pentameter -- a very common form of poetry
What is a sonnet?
300
high point in a story, point of most intense interest, and point of no return
What is climax?
300
exaggerating or stretching the truth for literary effect. "My shoes are killing me!"
What is a hyperbole?
300
the way an author reveals his characters; can be done directly or indirectly
What is characterization?
400
words that describe sights, sounds, movements and recreate sensory experience
What is imagery?
400
a unit or group of lines in poetry that are separated by spaces
What is a stanza?
400
designated by the pronoun 'you'; this does not exist in storytelling
What is second point of view?
400
when something is different than it is supposed to be or thought to be; kinds include verbal, dramatic, and situational
What is irony?
400
a word or phrase that is so overused, like "busy as a bee" or "I slept like a log"
What is cliche?
500
two words used together that contradict each other, as in icy fire or sweet sorrow
What is oxymoron?
500
a Japanese form of poetry with three lines of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
What is a haiku?
500
when the story is told from the perspective of someone outside of the events of the story but who only reveals one character's thoughts
What is third person point of view?
500
repetition of the beginning consonant sound (ex: rough and ready, Peter Piper)
What is alliteration?
500
a word or phrase used in place of a person's name to help characterize the person
What is epithet?
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