Literary Devices
Author's Purpose
Famous Main Characters
Elements of Plot
Genres
100
clues that hint at what will happen later
What is a foreshadowing?
100
when an author writes for someone to enjoy it
What is entertain
100

The young wizard nicknamed "The Boy Who Lived"

Who is Harry Potter (Harry Potter)

100
the problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
100

A type of fiction that is related to past events.

What is historical fiction?

200
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as it had human feelings, thoughts or attitudes
What is personification?
200
when an author tries to convince the reader to believe in something
What is persuade
200

A son of Poseidon who must face many ancient myth-based challenges in a modern time.

Who is Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

200
the last part of the plot
What is resolution?
200

A type of writing that uses verses with sounds, rhythm, and word choice to share ideas.

What is poetry?

300
the use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
300
when an author wants you to know something or teach you about something
What is inform
300

A "Girl On Fire" who must fight for her life in a cruel game. 

Who is Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

300
when the outcome of the conflict is decided
What is climax?
300

Fiction that deals with science and technology, and adventuring into the unknown.

What is science fiction?

400

Using exaggeration to add more power to what you’re saying, often to an unrealistic or unlikely degree.

What is a hyperbole?

400

Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed. 

The author's purpose is to...

What is entertain?

400

The rude and selfish author of a "journal" featuring himself and his friends and family, including Roderick, Rowley, and Manny

Who is Greg Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

400
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
400

The author creates a magical world where anything can happen.

What is fantasy?

500
a reference to something in current events, on TV, in history, in literature, and so on
What is an allusion?
500

The giant panda is a bearlike animal that has thick white fur with black markings on its ears, limbs, shoulders, and around its eyes. The giant panda feeds on bamboo forests at high altitudes in western China. It also eats bulbs, roots, eggs, and some small mammals. The cubs are born in late winter. The giant panda is an endangered species and is protected by the Chinese government. 


The author's purpose is to...

What is inform?

500

A young girl who is a human-bird hybrid and the leader of a group called "The Flock"

Maximum "Max" Ride (Maximum Ride Series)

500

The events leading up to most important or exciting part of a story

What is Rising Action?

500

A folktale that teaches a moral or lesson, often with animals as characters.

What is a fable?

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