Literary Devices
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This occurs when the speaker's intention is the opposite of what they are saying...

What is 'verbal irony'?

100

The highest point in a story or novel is known as...

What is the 'climax'?

100

Using a quote or idea from a text helps to support you in a paragraph as...

What is 'proof'?

100

The most important sentence of an essay is...

What is a 'thesis statement'?

100

This point of view uses he/she/they and describes what is seen or heard, not what characters think or feel...

What is 'third person objective'?

200

"The ocean danced in the moonlight" is an example of this literary device...

What is 'personification'?

200

A story that includes a battle between humans and aliens is known as this conflict...

What is 'Human vs the Unknown'?

200

A proper paragraph includes three important pieces...

What is 'Point, Proof, Explanation'?

200

This is how you cite a book in an essay...

What is '(Author's last name, page number)? i.e. (Smith, 102).

200

Events in a story that lead to the resolution is known as...

What is 'falling action'?

300

When the audience knows something that the characters on stage, or in a scene of a novel, do not know...

What is 'dramatic irony'?

300

Where and when a story takes place is...

What is 'setting'?

300

A character that changes and grows as the story unfolds is...

What is a 'dynamic character'?

300

When we use double spacing, times new roman font, size 12, it is part of this formatting...

What is 'MLA Format'?

300

A particular group at which an advertising campaign is aimed at is... 

What is a 'target audience'?

400

An exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally is...

What is a 'hyperbole'?

400

A character who remains the same in a story is...

What is a 'static character'?

400

The struggle resulting from the interaction of two or more opposing forces is...

What is 'conflict'?

400

An essay can include "I", "we", "you", etc. 

What is 'no, essay's should not include personal pronouns'!

400

Something that must go at the beginning and ending of an essay to create its five paragraph structure...

What is an 'introduction and conclusion'?

500

BUZZ, BANG, BOOM!

What is 'onomatopoeia'?

500

"Courage allows a person to succeed, even in the most difficult situations" as a message is an example of...

What is 'theme'?

500

"Friendship", "courage", or "revenge" are known as...

What is a 'topic'?

500

A quote can stand alone in an essay, without any lead in...

What is 'no, it must be integrated into a sentence'?

500

A prejudice in favour or against a person, or group, compared to another, usually in a way to be considered unfair is... 

What is 'bias'?