The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of consecutive words.
What is alliteration?
100
The author uses this device to hint to the reader about events to come.
What is foreshadowing?
100
The primary character in a work.
What is a protagonist?
100
This character serves as a "Voice of Reason" in "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
Who is Basil Hallward?
100
The use of descriptive language to paint a picture for readers to envision as they read. ("Show, don't tell.")
What is imagery?
200
The specific, focused word choices an author uses in his writing.
What is diction?
200
The narrative perspective typified by an unaffiliated, all-knowing narrator.
What is third person omniscient?
200
A pair of characters who have opposing traits, and thus serve to highlight each other's personalities and accomplishments.
What are foils?
200
This object can symbolize both corruption and conscience in "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
What is the picture of Dorian Gray?
200
Conscious exaggeration to create effect.
What is hyperbole?
300
The exact dictionary definition of a word, independent of allusions and connotations.
What is denotation?
300
An object, event, or person that represents some greater idea, while retaining its own literal meaning.
What is a symbol?
300
A complex character, whose nature is developed beyond the superficial level.
What is a round character?
300
This character can be viewed as a symbol of Victorian Society.
Who is Lord Henry?
300
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
What is Theme?
400
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences. For example,
"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
Now is the time to rise from the dark...
Now is the time to lift our nation..."
What is Anaphora?
400
A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
What is (Situational) Irony?
400
A one-dimensional character, whose identity is composed of a single trait or idea.
What is a flat character?
400
The defining theme of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
What is
1. Beauty
2. Corruption
400
An indirect reference to a concept or story the reader is assumed to be familiar with.
What is allusion?
500
The grouping of unpleasant, clashing sounds in successive words, specifically arranged to be displeasing to the ear.
What is cacophony?
500
A story that has a second layer of meaning beneath its surface meaning. Characters and events may represent larger concepts. All aspects of the narrative may be symbolic of greater themes.
What is allegory?
500
A character who undergoes an important internal change because of action in the plot.
What is a dynamic character?
500
Oscar Wilde belonged to this school of thought, which prized beauty above all, and popularized the slogan "Art for Art's sake."
What is Aestheticism?
500
A novel that deals with the psychological or moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.