Books & Characters
Tom Marvolo Riddle is an anagram for this famous J.K. Rowling villain
Lord Voldemort
In Star Wars, Luke discovering that Darth Vader is his father is one of the most famous examples of this kind of unexpected story revelation.
Plot twist
“The moon smiled down on us” gives the moon a human ability. This technique is called this.
Personification
This fantasy novel follows Bilbo Baggins as he leaves the Shire with a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure guarded by a dragon.
The Hobbit
This 1993 movie about a theme park full of cloned dinosaurs was based on a novel by Michael Crichton.
Jurassic Park
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an extreme exaggeration used for effect. This is called this.
Hyperbole
This character travels from District 12 to the Capitol after volunteering to take her sister’s place.
Katniss Everdeen
Who authored Percy Jackson and The Olympians?
Rick Riordan
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” relies heavily on the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, known as this.
Alliteration
According to Greek mythology, this hero had one vulnerable spot on his body, giving us a phrase still used today for someone's greatest weakness.
Achilles