Literature
Literary Devices
Literary Devices 2
Poetry
Authors
100
James Hurst
Who wrote "The Scarlet Ibis"?
100
Patrick Maloney was this literary device in the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter".
What is antagonist?
100
"The moon is a white frisbee floating over the mountain is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
100
A famous poet who wrote "The Raven".
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
William Shakespeare
Who is the author of "Romeo & Juliet"?
200
Pride is a theme in this story.
What is "The Scarlet Ibis"?
200
Inside and around the White family home in Laburnam Villa.
What is the setting of "The Monkey's Paw"?
200
Usually the good guy in the story.
What is the protagonist?
200
She was the poet in the novel "Peace Like a River".
Who is Swede?
200
This author also wrote "Treasure Island".
Who is Robert Louis Stevenson?
300
Dr.Jekyll's lawyer.
Who is Utterson?
300
A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
What is suspense?
300
The repetition of a central theme throughout a story is called this.
What is motif?
300
A poem of 14 lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.
What is a sonnet?
300
He wrote the short story "The Monkey's Paw".
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
400
Sanger Rainsford
Who is the main character who fell overboard in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?
400
Symbolism/Symbol
The title of James Hurst's story is this what literary device?
400
Back in the day when Sarah was a young girl is an example of this literary device.
What is flashback?
400
An elegy
What is a poem written as a tribute to someone who has passed away called?
400
This author wrote "Matilda, "BFG", "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" and "Lamb to the Slaughter".
Who is Roald Dahl?
500
The animal that hurt General Zaroff and laid him up for some time.
What is the cape buffalo?
500
Rising action, Climax, Falling action are all parts of this literary device.
What is Plot?
500
A manner in which the story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story.
What is point of view?
500
A paragraph/s in a poem is called this.
What is a stanza?
500
This author worked for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, Paramount and Universal writing screenplays.
Who is Richard Connell?
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