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Literary Devices
Mythology
Examples
Elements of Drama
Literary Devices
100
A reference to another work
What is allusion
100
The Supreme God of the Olympians
Who is Zeus
100
Romeo and Juliet is this type of drama
What is a tragedy
100
A play that ends unhappily
What is a tragedy
100
When the author gives an advance hint of what to expect
What is foreshadowing
200
The highest point of conflict in a story
What is climax
200
One of the most well known Gorgons
Who is Medusa
200
Denham's Dentifrice, Denham's Dandy Dental Detergent
What is alliteration
200
A play that ends happily
What is a comedy
200
This appeals to our physical senses
What is imagery
300
When a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he/she intends to
What is verbal irony
300
A creature that is half man and half bull
What is a minotaur
300
The Hunger Games is this type of world
What is a dystopia
300
Remarks made to the audience or to one character (the other characters do not hear )
What is an aside
300
This evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions
What is mood
400
Figure of speech that involves extreme exaggeration for emphasis
What is a hyperbole
400
The person who slayed the Minot air of the Labyrinth
Who is Theseus
400
The Odyssey is this type of story
What is an epic
400
A speech by a character alone onstage to himself, herself, or to the audience
What is a soliloquy
400
The process by which the personality of a fictional character is revealed by use of descriptive adjectives and phrases
What is direct characterization
500
The spreading of rumors, false or correct information, or an idea in order to influence the opinion of the society
What is propaganda
500
The father of Perseus
Who is Zeus
500
What type of protagonist feels trapped, questions existing social system, and believes something is wrong with the society
What is a dystopian protagonist
500
The place where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed in London, England
What is the Globe Theater
500
A statement that appears to be self contradictory but may include a truth
What is paradox