Vocabulary
Signposts
Figurative Language
Elements of Literature
Potpourri
100

This word means 'a weird habit'

What is 'idiosyncrasy'?

100

This signpost means that an event, a phrase or a symbol is repeated throughout the plot of a novel

What is 'Again and Again'?

100

This is when the first letter of a consonant is repeated two or more times in a sentence.

What is 'alliteration'?

100

This is the leading character in a story

What is a 'protagonist'?

100

These tell the actors in a play where to stand or how to say their lines

What are 'stage directions'?

200

This word means 'to be cruel'

What is 'draconian'?

200

This is when a character has to make a really big decision about something

What is 'tough question'?

200

This is when a comparison is made using the words 'like' or 'as'

What is a 'simile'?

200

This is known as the highest point of a story.

What is the 'climax'?

200

Instead of paragraphs, poems are divided by these

What are 'stanzas'?

300

This word means 'a very harsh or loud noise'

What is a 'cacophony'?

300

This is when a character does something unexpected or makes a change from the beginning of the novel

What is 'contrast and contradictions'?

300
An example of this is "She is a walking dictionary".

What is a 'metaphor'?

300

This is the time and place a story if featured

What is 'setting'?

300

This is a phrase made up of two or more words that have opposite meanings

What is an 'oxymoron'?

400

This word means 'brave'

What is 'intrepid'?

400

This is when an older character gives advice to a younger character.

What is 'Words of the Wiser'?

400
A talking or singing booger would be an example of this.

What is 'personification'?

400

This is a character who has a conflict with the main character

Who is the 'antagonist'?

400
This is an outrageous exaggeration

What is an 'hyperbole'?

500

This word means 'to be found everywhere'

What is ubiquitous'?

500

This is also known as a 'flashback'

What is "Memory Moment?

500

This is when a book or film mentions another book, film or famous person.

What is an 'allusion'?

500

This ties up all loose ends of the story and resolves the conflict

What is the 'resolution'?

500

This writing describes something with the five senses

What is 'imagery'?

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