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Mystery
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Poetry/Songwriting
Literary Terms
Anything Goes
100
A plea offered by an accused suspect of not being at the place of the crime.
What is an alibi?
100
In 'The Dumb Waiter', Ben is reading this when the play begins.
What is a newspaper?
100
A formal division of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
100
A type of comedy that uses a lot of physical humor.
What is slapstick?
200
He is the author that created Sherlock Holmes.
Who is Arthur C Doyle?
200
In 'The Dumb Waiter' what was in the envelope that was slid under the door?
What are matches?
200
A three line Japanese poem wherein the number of syllables per line are 5,7,5 respectively.
What is a haiku?
200
A word or phrase that is open to two interpretations.
What is double entendre?
200
This is a person that has knowledge of a crime?
What is a witness?
300
This is what a detective looks for to solve a crime.
What are clues?
300
A smaller section of a scene, divided where a shift of emotion occurs.
What is a beat?
300
This part of a song is repeated and usually contains the "hook".
What is a chorus?
300
Descriptive or figurative language used to paint a mental picture for the reader.
What is imagery?
300
Paul Bunyon and his blue ox are an example of one of these.
What is a tall tale?
400
Another name for a detective or person trying to solve the case. Hint - This word can also be used as a verb.
What is a sleuth?
400
When the amount of time onstage matches the amount of in real life. I.E. 10 minutes of "stage" time is equal to 10 minutes.
What is unity of time?
400
A joke that explores the different meanings of a word.
What is a pun?
400
The underlying or implicit meaning in a piece of literature.
What is subtext?
400
The part of the plot triangle where most of the events take place.
What is rising action?
500
The process of collecting facts and drawing a possible conclusion.
What is deduction?
500
A type of stage that has audience on three sides.
What is a thrust?
500
An overused expression or idea.
What is a cliche?
500
Something in a piece of literature that is meant to stand for something else.
What is a symbol?
500
Actions or symbols that hint at future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?