Literary Terms
Classics
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Bookish
100
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Made popular by Shakespeare.
What is a sonnet
100
This New Jersey author started out as a journalist during the Civil War.
Who is Walt Whitman
100
The concept of "Big Brother" was created by this author in his famous politically novel.
Who is George Orwell
100
A maid who interprets her job literally
What is Amelia Bedelia
100
A poor boy who loves chocolate
What is Charlie
200
A type of story where the community or society is undesirable or frightening, usually set in the future.
What is a dystopia
200
On a dark stormy night, at the age of 18 this author came up with the story that became what some consider to be the first science fiction novel.
Who is Mary Shelly
200
A book that has characters that curse
What is "Blubber"
200
A girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a strange land
What is Alice
200
A troublesome and messy bot who uses a lot of big words
What is Fudge
300
A narrative mode or device that depicts the interior monologue and feelings which pass through the mind
What is stream of consciousness
300
This pioneering American poet and story-teller wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
300
A book that teachers children to lie and talk back.
What is "Harriet the Spy"
300
A clever girl who attends the Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
What is Hermoine Granger
300
A young boy who has adventures with his friend Huckleberry Finn
What is Tom Sawyer
400
The attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities
What is Anthropomorphism
400
These were the respective family names of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
What are Montague and Capulet
400
A book that was too morbid
What is "In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories"
400
A naughty girl whose parents think she is adorable and forgive all her crazy ideas
What is Ramona
400
A house painter who dreams of exploring the South Pole and having a penguin as a pet.
What is Mr. Popper
500
A novel written as a series of documents, usually in the form of letters, or diary entries
What is epistolary novel
500
A book whose illustrations encourage children to break dishes
What is "A Light in the Attic"
500
A girl and her dog, Toto, who are blown by a cyclone to an imaginary land
What is Dorothy
500
A boy from Centerville who gets himself into zany and humorous situations
What is Homer Price
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