Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
Protagonist
What is Montresor considered in The Cask of Amontillado?
100
Indirect Characterization
What is the type of characterization used when the author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty doesn't really say a lot about what kind of character Mitty is, and we are left to figure out why he daydreams and what kind of character he is?
100
Dynamic Character
What type of character is Augustus Waters in The Fault In Our Stars since he changes throughout the story?
100
Situational Irony
What type of irony would it be if a baby told you to stop crying?
100
Pun
What is it called if someone says, "If you throw a cat out the window, it is called kitty litter"?
200
Antagonist
What is Fortunato considered in The Cask of Amontillado?
200
Internal Conflict
What is the type of conflict in the story when Walter Mitty has daydreams to keep his life from being boring?
200
Flat Character
What type of character is Walter Mitty's wife since we don't know much about her?
200
Idiom
What type of figurative speech is it when someone says, "That was a piece of cake!"?
200
Oxymoron
What is it called if someone says, "Almost exactly"?
300
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
What is the story Ben Franklin wrote about his own life?
300
Direct Characterization
What is the type of characterization used when Lady Bird Johnson writes about how strong Mrs. Kennedy is?
300
Metaphor
What kind of example is "my friend is a snake when she is mad"?
300
Simile
What type of figurative language is used if someone said, "She looked as beautiful as a princess"?
300
Personification
What is it called if someone says, "The table tripped me!"?
400
External Conflict
What is the danger during the assassination of John F. Kennedy? (internal or external conflict)
400
Static Character
What type of character is Mrs. Mitty in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty because she does not change throughout the whole story?
400
Verbal Irony
What type of irony is it if someone said, "Her car is as clean as a convenience store's trash can"?
400
Foreshadowing
What is it called when in the book Hatchet, the pilot teaches Brian to fly the plane, and Brian ends up having to fly it and land it himself on account of his pilot had a heart attack?
400
The SETTING of the Cask of Amontillado
What is: 1800's in Italy?
500
Al Capone: A Biography
What is the story someone else wrote about Al Capone's life?
500
Round Character
What type of character is Lady Bird since we know so much about her?
500
Dramatic Irony
What type of irony is used during the performance of "Who's on First?" by Abbott and Costello?
500
Flashback
What is the movie Forrest Gump almost completely told in?
500
Symbol
What is a dove called if it represents peace?
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