Literary Devices
Poetry Through the Ages
Short Story Elements
Short Stories
Media Bias Terms
100
This is the overall message or meaning of a story, which can often be applied to other works.
What is theme?
100
This poetic movement, which focused on emotion, nature, and the individual, was a reaction against the Industrial Revolution.
What is Romanticism?
100
A character type with only one or two main qualities, often predictable and lacking depth.
What is a flat character?
100
This is the climax of "The Sniper".
When the sniper realizes he shot his brother.
100
This bias is evident when Fox News leans conservative and MSNBC leans liberal in their reporting.
What is ideological bias?
200
This is the term for placing two contrasting ideas close together to highlight differences.
What is juxtaposition?
200
This type of poem uses the following rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG?
What is a sonnet?
200
A character battling their own fears or desires is an example of this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
200
The protagonist of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is in conflict with himself over his obsession with this feature of the old man.
What is an eye?
200
Algorithms prioritize content that confirms users’ pre-existing views, reinforcing this type of bias.
What is confirmation bias?
300
This is the term for the atmosphere or emotional setting created by a piece of literary work.
What is mood?
300
This theme in Renaissance poetry often involved unrequited or idealized love, reflecting the chivalric ideals of the time.
What is courtly love?
300
A character who undergoes significant change or growth throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
300
This story name was quite important, as it evoked both innocence and foreshadowing of death.
What is "The Lamb to the Slaughter"?
300
Media bias can create these spaces, where only one viewpoint is reinforced, reducing balanced understanding.
What are echo chambers?
400
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of this.
What is hyperbole?
400
Metaphysical poetry often employs this technique, where contradictory ideas are placed together to reveal a hidden truth.
What is paradox?
400
This part of the plot introduces the setting, characters, and initial situation.
What is the exposition?
400
The only story we studied to be first-person narration, heightening the tension in the reader.
What is "The Tell Tale Heart".
400
This is an important type of bias common with tabloid newspapers.
What is sensationalism?
500
"Time is a thief" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
500
Donne is an example of this type of poet who explored philosophical themes, questioning human existence, knowledge, and the meaning of life.
What is a metaphysical poet?
500
This is a theme common to all of the stories studied.
What is the antihero?
500
One of the three protagonists who is not consumed with guilt.
Who is Mary Maloney?
500
Ski Resort Snow Reports can be an example of spin bias and this other bias.
What is advertising bias?