Books & Characters
Which Harry Potter character has this adorable puppy as his pet?
Hagrid
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
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” relies heavily on the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, known as this.
Alliteration
A shortened word made from the first letters of a group of words, such as NASA or LOL, is called this.
an acronym
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
A word that imitates the sound it describes, such as “buzz,” “hiss,” or “crash.”
Onomatopoeia
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
“The moon smiled down on us” gives the moon a human ability. This technique is called this.
Personification
Words such as “their,” “there,” and “they’re” sound the same but have different meanings. Words like these are called this.
Homophones
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