Chapters 1-4
Literary Term Definitions
Chapters 5-8
Literary Term Examples
All Categories
100
Who is the author of Night?
Who is Elie Wiesel
100
a technique by which an author suggests or predicts an outcome of plot
What is foreshadowing
100
country that was coming to liberate or free the camp
What is Russia
100
In no time, the camp had the look of an abandoned ship.
What is metaphor
100
a problem within a story (may be internal or external)
What is conflict
200
cities surrounded by barbed wire
What is ghetto
200
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What is symbolism
200
the musical instrument that Elie hears when he is sleeping
What is a violin
200
His body was completely twisted, shriveled up into himself
What is imagery
200
language the author uses to convey a visual picture or create/represent any sensory experience
What is imagery
300
"Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion. Eight short, simple words." What life changing event is he referring to?
What is the last time he ever sees his mother and sister
300
a comparison of two seemingly unlike things that does not use like or as
What is metaphor
300
the way the prisoners quenched their thirst on the journey to the third camp
What is they ate snow
300
Why, but why would I bless him (God)? Every fiber in me rebelled
What is conflict
300
three consecutive dots used for the omission of a word or words
What is ellipsis
400
The dentist is looking for this during an examination
What is gold teeth
400
a literary device that is used step by step to highlight and develop the details about a character in a story
What is characterization
400
the way dead people were disposed of during the trip to the third camp
What is thrown off the train in the snow
400
"Why do you cry when you pray?" he asked, as though he knew me well
What is characterization
400
The train rolled slowly, often halted for a few hours, and continued. It never stopped snowing. We remained lying on the floor for days and nights, one on top of the other, never uttering a word.
What is tone
500
"There he was, the dentist with his yellow teeth" Why is this ironic
What is a dentist that has yellow teeth
500
the author's attitude towards a subject that is created using specific word choice (diction)
What is tone
500
Elie's fathers last word.
What is Eliezer
500
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes
What is symbolism
500
"Look at the fire! Look at the flames! Flames everywhere..." * This is an example of what TWO literary terms.
What is foreshadowing and ellipses
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