Literary Terms
Literary Terms 2
Plot Terms
Literary Significance
Misc
100
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile
100
Something that means more than what it is
What is a symbol
100
The turning point of the story. Highest point of interest
What is the climax
100
Give a definition of Literary Significance
It is important to know why events are significant for a novel, play or short story and this kind of quotation analyses is called literary significance.
100
List 3 features of a good essay
What is written in third person, has a clear thesis, is 5 paragraphs.
200
Comparison using is or a form of is
What is a metaphor
200
Lihang liked Lisa's love letters. This is an example of
What is alliteration
200
Background information is provided.
What is the introduction
200
When Alan Ervin sees Sophie's footprint, both David and the Wenders realize that he will tell the inspector about her deviation. NOW, the Wenders must act to get away and David must somehow mislead his father so that they can escape.
What is plot development
200
In paragraph structure: Point, Proof, ______________
What is comment.
300
Attributing humanlike qualities to inanimate things
What is personification
300
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
300
Events that lead to the resolution
What is the falling action
300
We learn that Uncle Axel is much more accepting of David's secret than anyone else is
What is reveals character
300
A proper thesis makes an argument and a ___________
What is a directional statement
400
An apparent contradiction, which is somehow nevertheless true
What is a paradox
400
"I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me." Is an example of a...
What is a PUN
400
Complications or development of the conflict
What is rising action
400
Done through the use of foreshadowing or other techniques to create suspense. In The Chrysalids there is foreshadowing in the very first line when David tells of his dream of the city.
What is creating atmosphere
400
Author of The Chrysalids?
Who is John Wyndham
500
BUZZ, BANG, BOOM!!!
What is onomatopoeia
500
irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters.
What is dramatic irony
500
Outcome of the conflict
What is the conclusion
500
What aspect of Literary Significance does this quote most supply... Let me play the lion too: I will roar, that I will do any man's heart good to hear me; I will roar,...
What is character development. Bottom is very confident and arrogant.
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"Lord what fools these mortals be" - who says this and to whom?
Who is Puck to Oberon
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