Theme
Hunger Games
Literary Devices
Archetypes
Potpurri
100

This is how long a theme should be

One sentence

100

This is the name of the main character in The Hunger Games

Katniss Everdeen

100

"He was as fast as a cheetah" is an example of this kind of literary device.

Simile

100

This archetype is usually the main character of the story. They typically accomplish a great deed, have a flaw, and have to change. 

The Hero

100

What is his name?

Barry Berkman

200

Is this a theme: "Injustice"?

Why or why not?

No, it is not a message, it is not arguable and it is not a complete sentence. 

200

This is the name of the country where the Hunger Games takes place.

Panem

200

"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore" is this kind of literary device.

Alliteration

200

This archetype is usually older, wiser, teaches the hero a lesson, and often disappears from the story before the end. 

The Mentor

200

These are the five things every complete sentence needs

Start with a capital letter, end with punctuation, a subject, a verb, and has to make sense

300

Themes are always "universal" which means

They can apply to anyone, and aren't specific to the story they come from. 

300

The tributes from districts 1, 2, and 4 who train their whole lives for the games are called

The Careers

300

"The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of this literary device. 

Personification

300

Peeta, from the Hunger Games, is an example of this archetype.

Ally

300

What are three examples of strong mood words

See me for approval

400

A theme word (topic) is always "abstract" which means...

It exists in thought or idea, but is not physical

400

The boy from district 11 who saves Katniss at the Coruncopia is named...

Thresh

400

This literary device is when a story begins and ends the same way.

Full circle structure

400

This archetype is a character who fights back against the government or ruling class.

The rebel

400

This type of poem always has 3 lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively

A haiku

500

This is the definition of a motif

An image or object in a story that is repeated AND has deeper significance

500

What are 3 examples of motifs in The Hunger Games

Fire, food (bread), the bow, trees, berries, the cornucopia, the mockingjay

500

This literary device is when the reader knows something that a character does not. 

Dramatic Irony

500

This archetype is a character who is pure evil. They cannot be redeemed.

The Devil Figure

500

Character motivation can be defined as...

A set of wants or needs that drive a character's actions in a story. 

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