BRITISH COLUMBIA
POETRY TERMS
VOCAB
CHARACTERS TYPES
100
THIS CITY IS WHERE TERRY FOX SECONDARY IS SITUATED
WHAT IS PORT COQUITLAM?
100
THIS DEVICE USES THE WORDS "LIKE OR AS"
WHAT IS SIMILE
100
THIS WORD MEANS the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION
100
THIS CHARACTER IS the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) (2) : the leading actor or principal character in a television show, movie, book, etc.
WHO IS PROTAGONIST
200
THIS IS THE MAIN FREEWAY THROUGH BC
WHAT IS TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY OR HIGHWAY 1?
200
"MR PRINTSTER IS A LION IN THE FOX JUNGLE" IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS DEVICE
WHAT IS METAPHOR
200
THIS WORD MEANS in literature, the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place
WHAT IS SETTING
200
THIS CHARACTER IS in literature, the principal opponent or foil of the main character, who is referred to as the protagonist, in a drama or narrative. The word is from the Greek antagnistḗs, “opponent or rival.”
WHAT IS THE ANTAGONIST
300
THIS IS THE NAME OF BC'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY TEAM
WHO ARE THE CANUCKS?
300
THE PUCK SCREAMED AT THE GOALIE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS POETICE DEVICE
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION
300
THIS WORD MEANS THE the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
WHAT IS PLOT
300
The main character that has to overcome conflict and trials. This character also goes on either a literal or figurative journey that requires them to use their skills and knowledge to overcome hardship or problems.
WHAT IS THE HERO
400
THIS IS THE CAPITAL OF BC
WHAT IS VICTORIA?
400
THE BREECHING ORCA ON THE CANUCKS JERSEY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS DEVICE
WHAT IS SYMBOLISM
400
THESE TWO WORDS MEANS TO BE a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
WHAT IS "GLOBAL WARMING"
400
(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
WHAT IS VILLAIN
500
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST HIKING SPOTS IN BC
WHAT IS "THE CHIEF"
500
OUCH IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS DEVICE
WHAT IS ONOMATOPOEIA
500
THESE WORDS: Leadership, Integrity, Kindness and perseverance ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS SCHOOL'S FOUR?
WHAT ARE PILLARS
500
also referred to as Satan, THIS CHARACTER is best known as the personification of evil and the nemesis of good people everywhere.
WHAT IS THE DEVIL