Devices in Poetry
Devices in Fiction
Identify the Quote
Literary Criticism
Literary Trivia
100
Here's an example: Lulu loved Liam longingly.
What is alliteration?
100
This is the main character.
What is the protagonist?
100
"To be or not to be... "
What is "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare?
100
This type of criticism focuses on women's issues.
What is feminist criticism?
100
They have fur on the tops of their feet.
What are hobbits?
200
This is a device whereby we refer to one thing as though it were something else.
What is a metaphor?
200
This describes the physical location and other physical aspects of the story.
What is setting?
200
"The best rooms were all on the left-hand side (going in), for these were the only ones to have windows."
What is "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien?
200
This type of criticism focuses on expressions of the unconscious in literature.
What is psychoanalytic or psychological criticism?
200
He hoarded treasure which he could never use.
Who is Smaug?
300
da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM
What is iambic pentameter?
300
This is what the main character fights against.
What is the antagonist?
300
She screams, "It isn't fair."
What is "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson?
300
This type of criticism focuses on aspects of social class.
What is Marxist criticism?
300
He wanted to marry Harriet despite Emma's objections.
Who is Farmer Martin?
400
literary exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
This is something concrete that represents something abstract and important.
What is a symbol?
400
The speaker of "To thine own self be true."
Who is Polonius, from "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare?
400
This type of criticism focuses on aspects of the work itself, such as patterns of language, symbols, themes, etc.
What is formalist criticism or formalism?
400
He is the jester that Hamlet knew as a boy.
Who is Yorick?
500
literary understatement
What is litotes?
500
This happens after all of the main action is finished, usually for just a small section of the end of the story.
What is the denouement?
500
"I should have been a pair of ragged claws."
What is "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by J.R.R. Tolkien?
500
This type of criticism focuses on how a work is perceived by the audience of its time.
What is new historicism?
500
He is the musician who mentors Sonny in "Sonny's Blues."
Who is Creole?
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