Genre
Parts of a Story
Lit Terms
Lit Terms Part 2
Misc.
100
Distractions and Clues
What is Mystery
100
The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
100
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration.
100
The main idea of a story.
What is theme.
100
A short story by Shirley Jackson that we read this year. It used rocks as foreshadowing.
What is The Lottery.
200
Dragons, witches, and magic.
What is Fantasy
200
The end of the story where all loose ends are tied up, and the story is resolved.
What is denouement.
200
As strong as an ox.
What is simile.
200
Hinting at what is to come through clues within the text.
What is foreshadowing.
200
The short story by Kate Chopin where a woman dies of a "broken heart."
What is Story of an Hour.
300
Time travel, technology, and warnings about our world.
What is science fiction.
300
The most exciting, anticipated part of the story.
What is climax
300
She is a hawk; watchful and strong.
What is metaphor.
300
ABAB or AABB or ABCABc
What is rhyme scheme.
300
A poem created by blocking out certain words of a poem and leaving others exposed.
What is found poem.
400
An actual event from the past/present, with a fictional character added to the mix.
What is historical fiction.
400
The part of the story where the conflict is introduced.
What is rising action.
400
There were like a MILLION spiders?!?!?
What is hyperbole.
400
Harry Potter could be __________ as brave, flawed, moral, and good.
What is characterized.
400
A Short story by Ray Bradbury about the end of the world.
What is The Last Night of the World.
500
A piece written from the perspective of the main character.
What is first person narrative.
500
The part of the story where the conflict begins to resolve itself, and the pace of the story slows down.
What is falling action.
500
The author's thoughts and feelings about the text.
What is tone.
500
A reference to a classical figure, work of art, or piece of literature.
What is allusion.
500
A type of ode with the rhyme scheme Abab cdecde
What is Horation Ode.
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