Life of Pi
Figurative Language
Propaganda
The Odyssey
Hodge Podge
100
The protagonist of the novel
Who is Pi
100
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile
100
Everyone is doing it and you should too
What is the Bandwagon
100
Credited with writing The Iliad and The Odyssey
Who is Homer
100
An extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole
200
The point of view the novel is largely written in
What is 1st person
200
The turning or boiling point in a story
What is climax
200
Suggesting that swift action is necessary or you could miss out
What is Urgency
200
A plant that makes people forget about going home
What is the Lotus
200
The author of Life of Pi
Who is Yann Martel
300
The country that the Patel family is moving to
What is Canada
300
The moral or lesson to be learned from a piece of literature
What is the theme
300
An argument that suggests that the speaker is just like you and understands your life and needs
What is Plain Folks
300
A brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person or thing
What is an epithet
300
A type of figurative language where two words are put together with contradictory meanings
What is an oxymoron
400
The rising action of the novel
What is when the Patel family moves to Canada
400
A casual reference in literature to a famous person, place, or event
What is an Allusion
400
A technique that uses a famous person to sell a product
What is Testimonial
400
One eyed monster and son of Posideon
Who is Polyphemus
400
A propaganda technique where only part of the information is presented in order to make a product sound better
What is Card Stacking
500
Pi believes in 3 religions. Name all 3.
What is Hinduism, Islamic (Muslim), and Christianity
500
Giving human characteristics to objects or animals
What is personification
500
A technique that uses simple or general phrases that sound good but have no real value or meaning
What is Glittering Generalities
500
Odysseus's hometown
What is Ithaca
500
When the audience knows something that characters do not
What is dramatic irony
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