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Figurative language
Story Elements
Literary Devices
Misc. Terms
Students' choice
100
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
What is interesting about the last line of the novel
It is also the first line of the novel
100
The use of concrete things to represent ideas.
What is symbolism?
100
The book Pony read to Johnny
Gone With the Wind
100
What did the narrator say to never do when entering a wardrobe?
close the door
200
extreme exaggeration for effect
What is a hyperbole?
200
the words that characters speak; conversations that characters have with one another
What is dialogue?
200
The giving of clues to hint at something still to come.
What is foreshadowing?
200
to repeat a similar initial consonant sound in order to create a musical or rhythmic effect. (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).
What is alliteration?
200
IN the beginning of the book, what "weapon" did Pony say he wouldn't be able to use
broken bottle
300
Applies human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
300
Time, place of the story
What is the setting?
300
A return to an earlier time in a story to give prior information.
What is flashback?
300
The character in a story who opposes the main character
What is an antagonist
300
What is a heater
gun
400
A direct comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
400
Gold representing things that are precious
symbolism
400
When the words in a saying or expression have nothing to do with their actual meaning
What is an Idiom
400
The main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
400
Why did Dally tell Johnny not to care about anything?
So you won't get hurt
500
The flowers danced in the rain.
What is personification?
500
What is the theme of The Outsiders?
Things are rough all over
500
As the immigrant arrived in NYC, he looked at the Statue of Liberty, and he knew all would be okay. This is an example of what?
What is symbolism?
500
Reference to a well-known work of art, literature, etc. in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds.
What is an allusion?
500
Who wrote "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Robert Frost