When an author gives a hint about what's about to happen in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
100
I have (to/too/two) many things to do today!
"too"
100
This is the repetition of hard consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
100
These are notes written in italics that designate what a character is supposed to do on stage.
What are stage directions?
100
This is when a story moves from the present to the past.
What is a flashback?
200
The use of humor to critique and shame human behavior.
What is satire?
200
The (principal/principle) reason that I aced the EOC was because I'm a brilliant student.
What is principal?
200
This is a play on words.
What is pun?
200
This is speech between two or more characters on stage.
What is dialogue?
200
This literary device is featured in the following sentence:
"There was no sign of movement in the sky; the stars stared back, unblinking, indifferent, unobscured by flying friends."
What is personification?
300
These are the parts/sections of a poem.
What are stanzas?
300
The sad story really (affected/effected) me.
"affected"
300
This literary device is also known as sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
300
This is when one character delivers a speech onstage while other characters are on stage.
What is a monologue?
300
This literary device is featured in the following sentence: "I have about a billion things to do today."
What is hyperbole?
400
In literature, this refers to a phrase that seems contradictory at first, but when looked at closely, it makes more sense.
Example: "Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too crowded."
What is paradox?
400
I will gladly (accept/except) your Christmas present.
"accept"
400
This is when what happens is the opposite of what you expect to happen.
What is situational irony?
400
This is a reference or remark that a character makes on stage that is not meant to be heard by any other characters on stage.
What is an aside?
400
Protagonists (heroes) are the main characters of a story. What are their opposites (villains) called?
What is antagonists?
500
The line (or word) repeated in poetry is this.
What is a refrain?
500
The (affects/effects) of the potion are permanent!
"effects"
500
This is when the audience knows more about what's going on in a story than the characters do.
What is dramatic irony?
500
This is when one character delivers a speech alone on stage. It is used to help reveal a character's thought and feelings to an audience.
What is soliloquy?
500
This literary device appears in the following sentence: "The dog gave birth on the side of the street and was ticketed for littering."