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Literary Devices

100

This literary device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

What is alliteration?

200

• This term refers to the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.

What is foreshadowing?

300

 In literature, this device is used to represent objects, actions, or ideas that have a literal meaning but also stand for something abstract.

What is symbolism?

400

This literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human entities.

What is personification?

500

This term refers to the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work, often described as tense, gloomy, or joyous.

What is mood?

Famous Authors

100

This American author wrote "The Great Gatsby."

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

200

• This British author penned "1984" and "Animal Farm."

Who is George Orwell?

300

This Russian author is known for his epic novel "War and Peace."

Who is Leo Tolstoy?

400

This Irish author is known for his masterpiece "Ulysses."

Who is James Joyce?

500

This American poet and essayist wrote "Leaves of Grass" and is known for his celebration of individualism and democracy.

Who is Walt Whitman?

Classic Novels

100

In this novel by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman.

What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

200

• This novel by Jane Austen follows the lives of the Bennet sisters as they navigate the societal norms of 19th-century England.

What is "Pride and Prejudice"?

300

• This novel by Emily Brontë tells the story of the doomed love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.

What is "Wuthering Heights"?

400

This novel by Mark Twain follows the adventures of Huck Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, as they journey down the Mississippi River.

What is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

500

This novel by Gabriel García Márquez tells the multi-generational story of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo.

What is "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Poetry

100

This poetic device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.

What is anaphora?

200

This form of poetry consists of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme, often associated with Shakespearean works.

What is a sonnet?

300

• This famous American poet wrote "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Who is Robert Frost?

400

This poetic device involves the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe, such as "buzz" or "whisper."

What is onomatopoeia?

500

This poetic form consists of unrhymed lines of ten syllables each, often written in iambic pentameter.

What is blank verse?

Drama

100

• This ancient Greek playwright wrote "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone."

Who is Sophocles?

200

In this Shakespearean tragedy, the titular character is driven to madness by his ambition for power.

What is "Macbeth"?

300

 This playwright wrote "Death of a Salesman," a critique of the American Dream.

Who is Arthur Miller?

400

In this Shakespearean comedy, mistaken identities, love triangles, and mischievous fairies create chaos in the Athenian forest.

What is "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

500

This playwright wrote "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire," exploring themes of memory, desire, and illusion.

Who is Tennessee Williams?