Literary Term Definitions
Figurative Language Definitions
Characterization & Theme
Literary Term Examples
Figurative Language Examples
100
How the author feels about the subject he/she is writing about.
What is tone.
100
What is the definition of a simile?
What is a comparison using like or as.
100
What is the term for a character that stays the same throughout a story? What is the term for a character who only possesses one personality called? * Bonus 200 points* Give an example of one of these characters in one of the stories we read this semester.
What is a static character. What is a flat character.
100
"Look out at what used to be your roses." The narrator of "The Black Cat" was hung like he hung Pluto. Which term are these examples of?
What is Poetic Justice.
100
"I am still a beast at bay" is an example of _____?
What is a metaphor.
200
How the reader feels about what he/she is reading. _____ = me
What is mood. Mood = me
200
What is the definition of a metaphor?
What is a comparison NOT using like or as.
200
What is the name for a character who makes a complete change in a story called? What is the name of a character who has a complex personality with a variety of character traits? *Bonus 200 points* Give an example of each type of character.
What is a dynamic character. What is a round character.
200
Great Expectations, The Bible and referring to Adam and Eve would be examples of which term in a text?
What is an allusion.
200
"An apprehensive night crawled slowly by like a wounded snake" is an example of a ______?
What is simile.
300
Where and when the story takes place.
What is setting.
300
What is an over-exaggeration?
What is a hyperbole.
300
This type of characterization is when the author gives SPECIFIC details about a character in a text.
What is direct characterization.
300
What is the definition of foreshadowing and give an example from one of the texts we have read this year.
What is the author hints at future events.
300
"Smash, Boom, Bam!" is an example of ______?
What is an onomatopoeia.
400
What is the definition of a symbol. *Bonus 300 points* Give an example of a symbol from a novel or short story we have read this semester and explain why it is a symbol.
What is a physical representation of something in a text.
400
"A thousand times goodnight" is an example of a _____?
What is a Hyperbole.
400
This type of characterization is when the reader has to infer traits about a character.
What is indirect characterization.
400
"Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face" is an example of ____?
What is irony. *Bonus 100 points * What's the definition of irony? *EXTRA BONUS 300* What are the other 3 types of irony and their definitions?
400
Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper is an example of ___?
What is alliteration.
500
Describe the difference between internal and external conflict. *Bonus 200 points* Give an example of an internal conflict a character faced in one of the stories we read this semester. Give an example of an external conflict in one of the stories we read this semester.
What is internal conflict is when a character as a struggle within him/herself. External conflict is a conflict outside of a character.
500
What are the definitions of personification AND alliteration? *Bonus 300 points* Give an example of BOTH personification and alliteration.
What is personification is when you give something non-human human characteristics. Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds at the start of each word.
500
What is the overall message in a story? *Bonus 200 points* Give ONE example of a _______ in one of the short stories we read this semester OR from a novel we read this semester. Explain why it is a ______. "TMDG," "The Possibility of Evil," "The Scarlet Ibis," "The Black Cat," "The Cask of Amontillado" or "The Sniper"
What is theme.
500
"Just then an armored car came across the bridge and advanced slowly up the street" is an example of _____?
What is suspense. *Bonus 200 points* What's the definition?
500
'She is as beautiful as a jewel in an Ethiop's ear' is an example of which two terms?
What is a simile and allusion.
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