Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Grammar
Name That Era
Misc.
100
The main character in an epic poem--typically one who embodies the values of his or her culture.
What is epic hero.
100
a word or phrase that describes a person or thing OR an offensive word or name that is used as a way of abusing or insulting someone
What is epithet.
100
Place the apostrophe: Lindas best friends name is Grace.
What is after the A in Linda.
100
A Modest Proposal
What is The Enlightenment.
100
This is the learning target that asks you to identify key ideas and details in literature.
What is RL1.
200
Literature intended to teach or instruct (sometimes a moral or religious lesson).
What is didactic literature.
200
The use of many words to say something that could be said more clearly and directly by using fewer words
What is circumlocution.
200
What is wrong with this sentence: The motorcycle wouldn’t start, so the man called a taxi.
What is nothing.
200
Beowulf
What is medieval.
200
P.I.E. is an acronym for these three sections of a paragraph.
What is point, illustrate, explain.
300
The belief in multiple deities.
What is polytheism.
300
An attempt to do something especially for the first time
What is foray.
300
What is wrong with this sentence: My back itched in a hard-to-reach place I scratched it on the doorpost.
What is there needs to be a coordinating conjunction with a comma or a semi-colon after place.
300
Canterbury Tales
What is Renaissance.
300
This Frenchman is the author of Tartuffe.
Who is Jean-Baptiste Moliere.
400
An original model or pattern from which other later copies are made, especially a character.
What is an archetype.
400
A thought or idea based on scanty evidence.
What is surmise.
400
Trader means this, traitor means that.
What is one who trades things, and one who betrays their allegiance.
400
Tartuffe
What is The Enlightenment.
400
This is the mustachioed actor who wrote, directed and stared in a film about the loss of self and, oh yeah, abusive corn on the cob.
Who is Charlie Chaplin.
500
Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others, or beginning several words with the same vowel sound.
What is alliteration.
500
A feeling that you do not or cannot believe or accept that something is true or real
What is incredulity.
500
Which is most correct? I had seen a movie last Friday about millionaires. I saw a movie last Friday about millionaires.
What is neither.
500
T.S. Eliot
What is modernism era.
500
He said, "My breast does not hold a heart made of stone," but her's certainly did.
Who is Tartuffe.
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