GENRE
BEN-HUR
BEN-HUR, the sequel
LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES
MORE LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES
100

The First Robin

What is an essay?

(see p. 398)

100

Name one conflict present in Ben-Hur.  (Ex:  Ben-Hur vs. himself)


What is: Ben Hur vs. Messala, Ben Hur vs. Roman government, etc.

Answers may vay


100

What happens to Miriam and Tirzah after Ben-Hur is arrested is the story's __________________.

What is subplot?

100

Representing something as less important than it truly is.

What is understatement?

100

The repetition of initial consonant sounds. An example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers".

What is alliteration?

200

The Elusive Rest Area

What is personal or informal essay?

200

This type of irony was used when the reader knows what happened to Miriam and Tirzah even though Ben-Hur does not.

What is dramatic irony?

200
Perquisite
What is benefit*
200

The character who struggles against the protagonist (main character or hero).

What is the antagonist?

200

Any outside factors surrounding a work that may provide additional insight into its meaning.

What is context?

300

Che Fece...Il Gran Rifiuto (Who made...the Great Refusal).

What is poetry?

300

Choosing to use "the son of Arrius" rather than "the son of Hur" to protect his identity is Judah's character's _________________________.

What is motivation?  

300
Prudent
What is wise
300

An evil or cruel antagonist.

What is the villain?

300
A pause in the middle of a poetic line that is indicated by a mark of punctuation.

What is caesura?

400

Ben-Hur 

What is historical fiction?

400

This is what happened when Messala lost the use of his legs, his fortune, and his friends after the chariot race.

What is poetic justice?

400

Moored

What is anchored

400

A poetic line that flows past the end of one verse line into the next.

What is enjambment?

400

At first this statement seemed to be contradictory, but with all the information...it all makes sense!

What is paradox?

500

DOUBLE POINT BONUS:

In the context of being a part of a greater work, The Fellowship of the Ring, "All That is Gold" is more than just a poem. It is also this.

What is a riddle? or What is "The Riddle of the Strider"?

500

What is the name of the governor who imprisoned Miriam and Tirzah in a leprous cell?

Who is Valerius Gratus?

500
Transverse
What is crosswise
500

When a story's events violate normal expectations.

What is situational irony?

500

Obvious overstatement

What is hyperbole?

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