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Figurative language
Story Elements
Literary Devices
Miscellaneous
Students' choice
100
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
What is the name for the devil in New England
Scratch
100
a poem paragraph
stanza
100
The temperature at which water boils (in Fahrenheit)
212* F
100
The literary term for a word or phrase that is said over and over again in a poem or story
repetition
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 beginning sound in order to create a musical or rhythmic effect. (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).
alliteration
200
"The road was a gypsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor." What literary device is represented?
metaphor
300
Applies human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
300
Time and place of the story
What is the setting?
300
A story that can be interpreted to have a hidden meaning - typically a moral or political one
allegory
300
The character in a story who opposes the main character
What is an antagonist
300
Who is the father of the detective story?
Poe
400
A direct comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
400
Slang and misspelling used for humorous effect
cacography
400
Who is the antagonist in The Most Dangerous Game
Zaroff
400
The main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
400
Give one example of a gothic story
Pit and Pendulum or Young Goodman Brown
500
what is noblesse oblige?
nobility obligates - obligation of wealthy to take care of the less privleged
500
In "The Most Dangerous Game", the word "game" meaning fun activity and "game" meaning hunted animal is an example of what?
double entendre
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
Faith's ribbons represent this in Young Goodman Brown...
Innocence
500
What was the name used for the agreement between Dan'l and the devil?
mortgage