Literary Devices
Author's Purpose
Forms of Poetry
Elements of Plot
Random
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

a poem or, more commonly, a song that tells a story

What is a ballad

100
the problem faced by a character
What is conflict?
100
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people
What is dialect?
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 lyric poem that celebrates a person or thing
What is an ode?
200
the last part of the plot
What is resolution?
200
people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but that also stand for something beyond themselves
What are symbols?
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 fourteen line poem
What is a sonnet?
300

the high point of a plot, when the outcome of the conflict is decided

What is climax?

300
occurs when we say on thing and mean something else
What is verbal irony?
400

an expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words

What is an idiom?

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
a poem that expresses mourning
What is an elegy?
400
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
400
false thinking
What is fallacious reasoning?
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. Purpose?
What is inform?
500
a long narrative poem about the many deeds of a great hero
What is an epic?
500
situations or events that develop the conflict and build tension
What are complications?
500
believing that all members of a group share a certain characteristic
What is stereotyping?
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