Happiness
Foot Rot
Doughnuts
Root Canal
Pink Eye
100
the portion of the store in which the problem is finally solved
What is resolution
100
decisive moment; turning point
What is climax
100
the struggle within the plot between opposing forces
What is conflict
100
similarity in sound
What is rhyme
100
an account of someone's life written by someone else
What is biograpy
200
work intended to amuse the reader; ends happily
What is comedy
200
a word similar in meaning to another word
What is synonym
200
brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature
What is allusion
200
the quality of a story that makes the reader wonder, "what will happen next?"
What is suspense
200
the charcter or collection of forces that oppose the protagonist
What is antagonist
300
a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work
What is character
300
a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play
What is aside
300
a humorous scene that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work
What is comic relief
300
a character, alone on stage, reveals their thoughts
What is soliloquy
300
dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotation
400
perspective from a writer recounts a narrative or presents
What is point of view
400
literary character who undergoes little or no inner change
What is static character
400
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity
What is satire
400
a 14 line poem that ends with a couplet
What is sonnet
400
a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
What is verbal irony
500
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
What is paradox
500
writer's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures which create meaning
What is diction
500
a character whose behavior and values contrast with those of another in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character
What is foil
500
associations that go beyond the literal meaning of a word
What is connotation
500
A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
What is parody
Continue
ESC
Reveal Correct Response
Spacebar
M
e
n
u
Team 1
0
+
-
Lit Term Review
No teams
1 team
2 teams
3 teams
4 teams
5 teams
6 teams
7 teams
8 teams
9 teams
10 teams
Custom
Press
F11
Select menu option
View > Enter Fullscreen
for full-screen mode
Edit
•
Print
•
Download
•
Embed
•
Share
JeopardyLabs