Literary Devices
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
The most exciting moment of a story is called the:
Climax
Who wrote The Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which character says “Bah! Humbug!”?
Scrooge
What is a common theme in A Christmas Carol?
Redemption / generosity / change
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
Personification
What comes before the climax?
Rising Action
Who wrote The Most Dangerous Game?
Richard Connell
What animal is Rikki-Tikki?
Mongoose
What does fire symbolize in To Build a Fire?
Survival / life / hope
Words that create strong mental pictures.
Imagery
The beginning of a story that introduces characters and setting:
Exposition
Who wrote Caged Bird?
Maya Angelou
In The Most Dangerous Game, what does General Zaroff hunt?
Humans
What theme appears in many Jack London stories?
Survival / power of nature
What is symbolism?
What is the conflict in To Build a Fire?
Man vs. nature
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
What sound drives the narrator mad in The Tell-Tale Heart?
The beating heart
Why is the caged bird singing important?
It represents hope and the desire for freedom
What is this an example of: "The sickly sweet smell of honeysuckle blossom hung heavy in the summer air."?
Olfactory Imagery
What is the conflict in The Tell-Tale Heart?
Man vs. self / guilt / madness
Who wrote Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
Rudyard Kipling
In Caged Bird, what do the birds symbolize?
Freedom/oppression
What theme is central to The Most Dangerous Game?
Civilization vs. savagery / survival