Literary Terms/Genres
Literary Terms/Genres
Literary Terms/Genres
Quotations
Quotations
100
Name the literary term. A comment made by a character that only some characters and the audience can hear.
What is aside
100
A break from traditional views like religion in art or writing.
What is modernism
100
A difference between what is said and what is meant, like sarcasm.
What is verbal irony
100
Identify the speaker. "When you are gentle, you shall have one too, and not til then."
Who is Petruchio
100
Identify the speaker. “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said.”
Who is Granger?
200
Name the literary term. A long speech delivered by one character who is alone on stage, reflecting that character's inner thoughts
What is soliloquy
200
A form of drama that progresses from order to chaos and often ends with the fall of a character
What is tragedy
200
The turning point in a literary work, which is sometimes the most exciting moment.
What is climax
200
Identify the speaker. "Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why."
Who is Captain Beatty
200
Identify the speaker. "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.”
Who is the old woman
300
Name the literary term/genre. The type of drama that progresses from chaos to order and ends in marriage.
What is comedy
300
The event that begins the plot or introduces the conflict.
What is inciting incident
300
The opening of a work, where the reader learns about the setting and characters.
What is exposition
300
Identify the speaker. “Let you alone! That’s all very will, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important about something real?”
Who is Guy Montag?
300
Identify the speaker. "Means long-cherished wish....also long-held grudge."
Who is Canting Woo (Jing-mei's father)
400
Name the literary term/genre. A work in which the government is controlling and society seems horrible.
What is dystopian fiction
400
A long speech given by one character as part of a conversation with other characters
What is monologue
400
When the audience knows about a character's situation and can predict what will happen to that character as a result, but the character remains ignorant
What is dramatic irony
400
Identify the speaker. “My sisters and I watch quietly together, eager to see what develops. The gray-green surface changes to the bright colors of our three images, sharpening and deepening all at once.”
Who is Jing-mei Woo?
400
Identify the speaker. "My lessons make no music in three parts."
Hortensio as Litio
500
Name the literary term. An event that occurs before a novel or play begins but is referenced in the work.
What is antecedent action
500
A tying up of any loose ends after a conflict has been resolved
What is denouement
500
A difference in the expected result and the actual result
What is situational irony
500
Identify the speaker. "Oh, what a pity you're not in love with anyone."
Who is Clarisse McClellan
500
Identify the speaker. “Right true it is your son Lucentio here doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, or both dissemble deeply their affections.”
Who is Baptista Minola?
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