Poetry
Narratives
Literary Terms
Reference
Wild!
100
What literary device is this? "A family is like a circle."
Simile
100
The main character of a story.
Protagonist.
100
This literary terms refers to when the the opposite of what is expected happens.
Irony
100
A reference book that contains alphabetically ordered words, with explanations of their meanings, often with information about grammar and pronunciation.
dictionary
100
What is the resolution of a narrative?
The conclusion of the story, the way the protagonist's life has changed.
200
What literary device is this? "The light danced on the surface of the water."
Personification
200
The only type of internal conflict.
Character vs. Self
200
The writer's attitude about the topic or the reader.
Tone
200
A book that lists words related to each other in meaning, usually giving synonyms and antonyms.
Thesaurus
200
Provide an example of an external conflict.
Character vs. Character, Society, Nature.
300
What literary device is this?
"What is your decision?"
"I am not sure. I'm on the fence."
Idiom
300
The point of highest tension in a narrative, when the problem of the story is solved.
Climax
300
A section in a poem.
Stanza
300
Something that serves as a guide in a book. An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects giving the page or pages where each item is mentioned.
Index
300
What two elements are included in the setting of a text?
Time, place
400
What literary device is this? "Math and Science are branches of the same tree."
Metaphor
400
The beginning of the story, where the protagonist, setting and background details are revealed.
Exposition.
400
What is theme?
The message or lesson in a work. It includes the topic plus an opinion.
400
A picture in a nonfiction text with a caption underneath, a graph, etc.
Text Feature
400
A type of character that never changes throughout a story
static
500
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
500
The force or character that works against the progagonist.
Antagonist.
500
Vivid mental pictures that one gets when reading/viewing/listening to a text.
Imagery
500
an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system.
database
500
Name the two literary devices are being used in the statement below.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight"
Metaphor and Rhyme
600
What two literary devices are being used below?
"Sean shared his world with me."
Metaphor and alliteration.
600
The ______________ is caused by the initiating incident in a narrative.
Rising Action
600
The iniating incident incident of a story includes which of the following?
-exposition
-conflict
-setting
-static character
Conflict
600
The words on the top of a dictionary page that tell you the first and last word on that page
guide words
600
My dog likes to cuddle with me, but he also enjoys playing with his dog friends.
The type of sentence structure being used above is called...
compound
700
"It took a Herculean effort to finish the school year."
Which two literary devices are being used above?
Allusion and Metaphor (Also accept Hyperbole)
700
A character that is well-developed and has many details known about them is considered...
Round
700
Symbol
700
giving the author, publisher, title, and page number,. etc. to credit a source in an essay or paper
citation
700
Informal or common language like "wanna" or "that movie was wicked!" is called...
Colloquialism or slang