Literary Devices
Plot
Vocabulary
Theme
Conflict
Characters
100
What is anthropomorphism?
100
This part of a story exposes the details you need in order to understand the rest of the story...
What is the exposition?
100
Your opinion.
What is a thesis statement?
100
A topic usually consists of this many words.
What is one?
100
There is only one kind of this type of conflict.
What is internal Conflict - Person vs Self?
100
50,000 lightyears from home....
Who is the Sentry?
200
The Ghost of Christmas Past
What is flashback?
200
A hint at what is to come...
What is foreshadowing?
200
Universal.
What is something that is understood everywhere, all over the world?
200
The theme pervades a text, meaning....
What is throughout the whole text - a part of every element?
200
Adam betrays Seth.
What is person vs person conflict?
200
He couldn't wash the "new" out of his jacket...
Who is Seth in the story On the Bridge?
300
Writing in the way that people regularly speak.
What is colloquialism?
300
The Sentry "drawing a bead" and shooting the alien is an example of this plot point.
What is climax?
300
Static.
What is unchanging or unmoving?
300
Theme almost always has a ________ meaning.
What is universal meaning?
300
What is person vs society conflict?
300
I guess she never learned that "sharing is caring"...
Who is the old lady in Snack Attack?
400
What is juxtaposition?
400
Resolution doesn't always necessarily mean a....
What is a 'happy ending'?
400
Synthesize.
What is combining the information you've gathered to get a better understanding...
400
What is the theme in Anansi's story?
What is anyone can have a good idea?
400
What is person vs nature/the environment conflict?
400
She makes a killer roast lamb....
Who is Ms.Maloney?
500
These three literary devices are very similar because they influence how the reader feels while reading a story; they are different because each makes use of a different element in the story...
What are mood, atmosphere and tone?
500
The policemen politely accept Ms. Maloney's offer of roast lamb and start to eat...
What is the climax in Lamb to the Slaughter?
500
We've learned some Latin! Mono, di, and in medias res mean...
What is 'one', 'two', and 'in the middle of things'?
500
These are the steps to figuring out the theme of a story.
What are summarize, identify main idea, identify topic, and identify lesson?
500
The two main types of conflict in Lamb to the Slaughter
What is persona vs person and person vs self?
500
Their names symbolize birth or rebirth and death, respectively.
Who are Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves in The Lottery?