Laudable Literary Language
Charismatic Characters
Celebrating Concepts
What's in a Story
SaskFacts
200

This literary device in Old English poetry combines two nouns to make new meaning.

Kenning

200

This duplicitous man uncovered the mystery of good and evil but died in the process.

Dr. Jekyll
200

This is the state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.

Fame
200

This famous novelist cast a spell on the world with her charming children’s stories.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

200

Founded in 1907, this University bears the name of the province in which it resides.

University of Saskatchewan

400

In a graphic novel, this empty space encourages the reader to fill in the narrative gaps

The gutter

400

This personified character, Old English for Cross, Gives an autobiographical account of its origins.

The Rood

400

These are the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

Reputation

400

The audience eavesdrop on an intimate conversation in this poem.

"To His Coy Mistress"

400

This University football team

Advanced to the Vanier cup in December of 2021

Huskies

600

My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun, writes Shakespeare making use of this literary device.

Simile

600

This grim looking character is used to illustrate that reputations are not all that they are cracked up to be.

 Sirius Black

600

The Grim is an example of this literary device.

Symbolism

600

This story was part of a collection of biographies before it was redacted by an angry king.

On Famous Men

600

This track by the Arrogant Worms describes the seafaring pirates of this river.

Saskatchewan River

800

This Latin phrase, meaning Seize the Day is a type of renaissance poem which describes how we should act on our impulses.

Carpe Diem

800

This historical figure is the one of the most discussed Canadians in scholarship and his representation is a topic of hot debate.

Louis Riel

800

This is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

Rhetoric

800

This story frequently breaks the fourth wall and includes its audience as a character.

Murder in the Cathedral

800

The Premier, Scott Moe, is the leader of this provincial party.

The Saskatchewan Party

1000

Professor Sybill Trelawney taught Divination at Hogwarts, a class which J. K. Rowling used as a way of including this type of literary device

Foreshadow

1000

In T. S. Eliot’s Play Murder in the Cathedral, these allegorical characters tempted Thomas Becket four times

Safety, Friends, Power, and Martyrdom

1000

Robert Louis Stevenson made use of this concept in his exploration of good and evil.

Duality

1000

This Canadian artist and author has written and illustrated a number of graphic novels including Louis Riel: A comic-strip biography.

Chester Brown

1000

Known by its Latin name, (Amelanchier alnifolia) look much like blueberries, though they are more closely related to the apple family.

Saskatoon Berries