Literary Devices (definitions)
Literary devices (examples)
Absolutely True Diary
Limetown
Romeo and Juliet
100

This is a lesson or moral in a story.

Theme

100

My sister is as fast as a lion

Simile


100

What is the race of the main character?

Native American/Indigenous

100

What is the reporter's name?

Lia Haddock

100

Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet? (first and last name)

William Shakespeare

200

A direct comparison that does not use like or as

Metaphor

200

In life, you should always try your best.

Theme

200

Who is the author of "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian? First and last name

Sherman Alexie

200

What do we call the people Lia interviews?

Survivors

200

What is Romeo's last name?

Montague

300

An exaggeration

Hyperbole

300

She sells seashells by the sea shore

Alliteration

300

What is the name of the main character in Absolutely True Diary?

Junior (Arnold)

300

Who is Emil?

Lia's uncle

300

Who is Juliet's cousin?

Tybalt

400

When the first sound is repeated for multiple words 

Alliteration


400

The sun was smiling down at us

Personification 

400

What is the name of the main character's best friend?

Rowdy

400

How many episodes are there in the Limetown podcast?

Six

400

How does Juliet die?

She stabs herself

500

Two opposite words are used together in a phrase, creating a new meaning

Oxymoron


500

Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet even though he knows it is bad

Irony

500

What happens to the main character's grandmother?

She is run over by a drunk driver and killed

500

What state is Limetown located in?

Tennesee

500

How does Romeo die?

He drinks poison

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