Literary Devices and Figurative Language
Name That Book
Elements of Literature
Genres of Literature
Name The Author
100

I am a comparison using "like" or "as".

WHAT IS A SIMILE?

100

Hermione, Ronald Weasley, Dumbledore, and Snape

WHAT IS THE HARRY POTTER SERIES?

100

I am the most exciting part of the story; the turning point.

WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?

100

A story about a person's life

WHAT IS A BIOGRAPHY?

100

Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle

WHO IS DR. SEUSS (THEODOR GEISEL)?
200

I am an extreme exaggeration, such as "There are a million kids here tonight!"

WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?

200

Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, and Cato

WHAT IS THE HUNGER GAMES SERIES?

200

I am the ending of the story, where all loose ends are tied up.

WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION?

200

Typically set in the future, this genre shows the impact potential technology or new discoveries could have on society.

WHAT IS SCIENCE FICTION?

200

Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Light in the Attic, The Giving Tree

WHO IS SHEL SILVERSTEIN?

300

I am a sentence with the same starting sounds such as, "bristly bears" and "weak and weary".

WHAT IS ALLITERATION?

300

Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Two-Bit Mathews, and Dallas

WHAT IS THE OUTSIDERS?

300

I am the main character that a piece of fiction mainly concentrates on?

WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST?

300

A genre of fiction that deals with solving crimes or unraveling secrets

WHAT IS MYSTERY?

300

Ramona the Pest, Henry Higgins, The Mouse and the Motorcycle

WHO IS BEVERLY CLEARY?

400

I am words that sounds like the sounds they make, such as "BAM", "BOOM", and "SNAP, CRACKLE, POP".

WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA?

400

Rodrick, Greg Heffley, Rowley Jefferson, Fregley

WHAT IS DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?

400

The emotional response a writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

WHAT IS MOOD?

400

A tale of wonder for children, which usually involves magical creatures and ends "happily ever after"

WHAT IS A FAIRY TALE?

400

"The Raven", "The Tell Tale Heart", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Fall of the House of Usher"

WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE?

500

I am a phrase that is different than its literal meaning, such as "That was a piece of cake".

WHAT IS AN IDIOM?

500

Brian Robeson, Brian's mother, Brian's father, Terry

WHAT IS HATCHET?

500

The attitude of an author towards its subject or audience

WHAT IS TONE?

500

A brief piece of fiction that contains no major sub-plots, only has a few characters, and usually centers around a single conflict

WHAT IS A SHORT STORY?

500

The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello

WHO IS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

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