Literary Examples
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Literary Terms 4
100
She is as cute as a button.
What is a simile?
100
When an actor is onstage alone and gives a long, interuppted speech
What is a soliloquy?
100
When a person writes about their own life
What is an autobiography?
100
When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play doesn't know
What is dramatic irony?
100
When a writer or speaker says one thing but means another
What is verbal irony?
200
Juliet is the sun.
What is a metaphor?
200
"Hey, Bob!" said Suzie. "Hey, Suzie! What's up?" replied Bob. "Oh, nothing much. I'm just eating some sour skittles," she said. "Cool," retorted Bob.
What is dialogue?
200
It takes 500 hours to go through the lunch line. This is an example of what?
What is a hyperbole?
200
When a comparison is being hinted at but is not clearly stated
What is an implied metaphor?
200
A long story told in poetic form which relates to the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero
What is an epic?
300
The cars danced across the icy roads.
What is personification?
300
Odysseus was this...
What is an epic hero?
300
Mercuitio would be Romeo's this in the play
What is his foil?
300
The central idea or underlying message of a work of literature
What is a theme?
300
USe of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
400
bittersweet, icyhot, jumbo shrimp
What is oxymoron?
400
Romeo and Juliet is this type of play
What is a tragedy?
400
This type of play ends happily-normally with a marriage
What is a comedy?
400
A poem that uses dialogue to tell about love, death, or betrayal
What is a ballad?
400
Occurs when there is a conflict between what would seem appropriate and what really happens
What is situational irony?
500
Good mood food
What is assonance?
500
June loved Neil a lot. She felt as if he completed her. She finally decided to marry him after all of this time. Which point of view is this written in?
What is third person limited?
500
The vines were ripe with luscious, red tomatoes. The bees were buzzing, and the air was warm. The sun overhead shone down like a heavenly god. What is this an example of?
What is imagery?
500
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or a particular group of people
What is dialect?
500
A statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but reveals a truth
What is a paradox?
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