Literary Terms
Books
Short Stories
Roots
Figurative Language
100
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is Allegory
100
This is a story about animals who have a rebellion on a farm.
What is Animal Farm
100
The sun is going to explode so, a family has to get on a plane and fly to the North Pole.
What is Dawn Terminator
100
Small
What is the Greek root "Micro"
100
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a Simile
200
Giving human like traits to a non living thing.
What is Personification.
200
It is about a society where elders can see everything you do. They see everything you do and they hear everything you say.
What is The Giver
200
A short story where a character falls off a boat. He ends up at an island where he meets the man who wants to hunt him.
What is The most Dangerous Game
200
Life
What is the Greek root "Bio"
200
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a Hyperbole
300
Saying one thing and meaning another.
What is Irony
300
Who was the leader of the Cambodian Genocide?
Who was Pol Pot
300
Where did Barbie and Ken decide to relocate after they escaped?
What is the furnace.
300
Earth
What is the Greek root "Geo"
300
Representing objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
What is Imagery
400
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is Satire
400
A story where a man in charge fights in a war and when the war is over, he goes through crazy adventures so that he can get home.
What is Ulysses
400
A short story where they travel back in time to change the future.
What is Opabinia.
400
Middle or Halfway
What is the Greek root "Meso"
400
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor.
500
A warning or indication of (a future event).
What is Foreshadowing.
500
A story where a young boy has to try to find his mom and dad who were taken away while he was hunting for food.
What is Woods Runner
500
A short story where two characters merge into one person.
What is Mail Merge
500
Stranger or guest
What is the Latin root for "Xeno"
500
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
What is a Alliteration.
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