Literary Techniques
Plot and Setting
Character and Point of View
Theme
Misc.
100
This is a figure of speech in which the author uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect. It is not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole.
100
This is the storyline or sequence of events that take place in a story.
What is plot.
100
This is a special quality or something special about someone's personality.
What is a character trait.
100
This is a central or recurring idea that is explored in a piece of writing, sometimes in the form of a life lesson or moral.
What is a theme.
100
This is who tells a story.
What is the narrator.
200
This is an author's use of descriptive and figurative language to create a picture in the reader's mind.
What is imagery.
200
This is the opposition between characters or forces that shapes or motivates the action of the plot.
What is conflict.
200
This is the side from which a story is told.
What is point of view.
200
These must be used if a theme is not directly stated.
What are context clues.
200

This is a result of a cause

What is an effect?

300

This is used to express the exact opposite of its literal meaning. It is the difference between what appears to be and what actually is.

What is irony?

300
This is how the conflict is solved and brought to an end.
What is resolution.
300
"You should work on getting your room cleaned," is an example of which point of view?
What is second person.
300

Finish this common theme: "Families can face anything if they stay _______."

What is together?

300
The keywords "as a result" signal what type of relationship?
What is a cause and effect relationship.
400
This is a comparison between two unlike things, stating that one thing "is" another.
What is a metaphor.
400

These are the three types of setting. You MUST correctly list all three to receive the points.

What are the place, historical setting, and cultural setting?

400
"I went to the store today," is an example of which point of view?
What is first person.
400
Finish this common theme: "_________ is stronger than evil."
What is good.
400

It is the turning point of a story.

What is climax.

500
The phrase "she is as pretty as a rose" is an example of what literary technique?
What is a simile.
500

If I am standing next to the Eiffel Tower, where am I?

What is Paris?

500

This point of view is when the writer is a non-participant, but he or she is able to see into and have unlimited knowledge about any or all of the characters.

What is third-person omniscient?

500
Finish this common theme: "___________ conquers all."
What is love.
500

Includes the common practices, beliefs, and costumes of the people in the time and place of the story

What is a cultural setting

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