Literary Devices
This device involves giving human qualities to non-human things.
personification
What book series did J.K Rowling write?
Harry Potter
A literary movement that focused on individualism and emotion between characters.
Romance
What is the main character's name in To Kill a Mockingbird? (The girl)
Scout
What book is Tom Sawyer in?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration
Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
A genre where the story is made up, imaginary.
Fiction
What is the novel of the extremely long book about the impact of Napoleonic Wars on Russian society through the lives of multiple families?
War and Peace
What state are migrants trying to get to in The Grapes of Wrath?
California
A direct comparison between two unlike things, using "like" or "as."
Simile
This author wrote Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.
William Shakespeare
What is the genre dealing with futuristic science and advanced technology?
Science Fiction
What book is George Orwell known for?
1984 or Animal Farm
How much does Charlie Gordon's IQ grow after the surgery in Flowers for Algernon?
It triples
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
What genre did Edgar Allan Poe write in most frequently?
Gothic Horror
This book that Paulo Coelho wrote draws symbols to both a sycamore tree and the desert.
The Alchemist
What color light does The Great Gatsby reach out for?
A green light
A phrase that seems contradictory, such as "deafening silence."
Oxymoron
The American writer who wrote The Great Gatsby.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What genre has extreme social and economic class divides, mass poverty, environmental devastation, anarchy, and loss of individuality?
Dystopian literature
The setting for this John Steinbeck novel is the Great Depression in California.
The Grapes of Wrath
Name 3 characters from Lord of the Flies.
Jack, Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Roger, Sam, or Eric