Plot it out
What term refers to the background information provided at the beginning of a story?
Exposition
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
Personification
What rhetorical appeal uses logic and evidence to persuade?
Logos
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
What classic tale tells the story of a young girl who visits a magical land with a talking lion?
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
What is the turning point of the story called, typically the moment of highest tension?
Climax
He’s a walking encyclopedia
Metaphor
What is it called when you repeat the same structure in a sentence or list?
Parallelism
What is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme called?
Sonnet
Which famous tale by Hans Christian Andersen is about a girl who turns into sea foam?
The Little Mermaid
What is the narrative device called that involves jumping back to earlier events in the story?
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A simile uses 'like' or 'as'; a metaphor does not.
What do we call repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words?
Alliteration
A poem that tells a story is called what?
Narrative Poem
Which Chinese legend tells the story of a brave girl who joins the army in place of her father?
Mulan
What literary term describes the conclusion or tying up of narrative threads?
Denouement
"His lies were a house of cards, ready to collapse."
Metaphor
What rhetorical appeal focuses on the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker?
Ethos
What term describes the emotional tone or atmosphere of a poem?
Mood
What tale from the Middle East features a magical lamp and a genie?
Aladdin
What do we call the part of the story that reveals the outcome of the conflict?
Resolution
What device is used when exaggeration is employed for emphasis or effect?
Hyperbole
What is the use of specific details to show rather than tell?
Foreshadowing
What is free verse?
Poetry without a fixed rhyme or meter
What German fairy tale features a girl in a red cloak visiting her grandmother?
Little Red Riding Hood