Literary Terms/Devices
Elements of a Story
Symbol/Mood/
Imagery
The Language of Poetry
History, Culture, and Author's Background
100
a short speech directed toward the audience that is not hears by other characters on stage
What is an aside?
100
The main idea or point and author tries to convey throughout the story
What is theme?
100
Edgar Allan Poe often chose this bird to symbolize grief and death
What is the raven?
100
The type of poetry that follows set rules and organization
What is traditional poetry?
100
An autobiographical story about a part of someone's life
What is a memoir?
200
An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work
What is an allusion?
200
The point of the story at which the conflict gets resolved
What is the resolution?
200
The bird in the Scarlet Ibis symbolized this character's struggle
Who is Doodle?
200
The organization of traditional poetry
What is stanzas?
200
Frank McCourt made allusions to this religion in the memoir, Angela's Ashes
What is Catholicism?
300
a principal character or force in opposition to a main character
What is an antagonist?
300
A struggle the main character faces throughout a story
What is the conflict?
300
Words or phrases authors use to appeal to the five senses
What is imagery?
300
This historical event affected the lives of Frank McCourt and others in Ireland for generations after it occurred
What is The Great Famine?
400
an example of this literary device - "Santa's helpers were known as Subordinate Clauses"
What is a pun?
400
It consists of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
What is plot?
400
A concrete object that represents and abstract idea
What is symbol?
400
Henry hates when Halloween hayride happen on Hallow's Eve
What is alliteration?
400
The short story, American History, focused on this historical event that occurred in the 1960's
What is the assassination of President Kennedy?
500
The nurse's actions compared to Juliet's behavior, in the "Rome and Juliet".
What is a character foil?
500
It is where and/or when a story takes place
What is setting?
500
Edgar Allen Poe evoked this type of mood in his works, The Raven, and The Cask of Amontillado
What is dark, scary, creepy, suspenseful, etc.?
500
poetry that occurs in free verse
What is organic poetry?
500
The author of "Special Report" made connections between these two significant events in American history
What is September 11th and JFK's assassination?
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