Literary Devices
This term describes the central character in a story, who is very often the hero
Answer: What is the protagonist?
In Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game," the main conflict between Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff is categorized as this type.
Answer: What is Person vs. Person?
Fix the subject-verb agreement error in the following phrase: "Babe Ruth [look] like he is ready..."
Answer: What is looks?
According to the grading criteria, your written response cannot just summarize the plot; it must include this type of independent perspective.
Answer: What is original thinking?
Unlike deliberate prejudice, this specific type of bias is completely unconscious, meaning individuals are usually unaware they even possess it.
Answer: What is implicit bias?
Attributing or giving human qualities to nonhuman things uses this literary device.
Answer: What is personification?
In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," the author uses this type of misleading setting to mask the violent event that follows.
Answer: What is a sunny summer day?
Correct the proper noun capitalization issues in this phrase: "late for my appointment with mr. connolly."
Answer: What is Mr. Connolly?
To ground your analysis accurately and avoid a vague response, your written paragraph must explicitly include this directly from the text.
Answer: What is a specific quotation?
True or False: According to the definitions taught in class, implicit biases are permanent structures in the human brain that can never be modified or changed.
Answer: What is False? (They can actively be changed over time).
This device provides a hint or subtle warning of what might happen later on in the plot line
Answer: What is foreshadowing?
When building her alibi in "Lamb to the Slaughter," Mary Maloney's primary concern is ensuring she appears to others as this.
Answer: What is calm?
State where the missing commas belong in this sentence: "I didn’t mean to upset you Marcus."
Answer: What is before the name Marcus? (e.g., "I didn't mean to upset you, Marcus.")
Unless you are choosing the extension option, a standard, complete reader response paragraph must meet this minimum length requirement.
Answer: What is at least 8 sentences?
The Equity and Inclusion unit notes that implicit bias creates a major societal barrier because it frequently prevents individuals from doing this to outsiders.
Answer: What is accepting and including them?
Defined as a person, object, action, or idea pointing beyond its literal meaning toward a more complex interpretation.
Answer: What is a symbol?
This narrative perspective is the specific point of view utilized by the author in "The Most Dangerous Game"
Answer: What is Third-person limited?
Identify the items that require list commas in this sentence fragment: "I am meeting up with Sarah Leo and Jasmine."
Answer: What are Sarah and Leo? (e.g., "Sarah, Leo, and Jasmine.")
If you select the "Detect a Conflict" prompt option, you must explain why that specific clash falls into one of these two structural categories.
Answer: What is external or internal?
When practicing a "courageous conversation" in class, a participant who encounters an opinion that challenges their worldview must actively lean into and experience this specific agreement rule.
Answer: What is Experience Discomfort?
This represents the central overarching lesson, message, or moral that the author is actively trying to teach the reader.
Answer: What is the theme?
Name two of the three official foundational agreements required for engaging in "courageous conversations."
Answer: What are Ask Questions, Experience Discomfort, or Speak your Truth? (Any two)
Correct the over-capitalized words in this geographic description sentence: "I heard the Canyons in that State are truly Incredible."
Answer: What are canyons, state, and incredible? (All three should be lowercased)
If you choose the "Give an opinion/reaction" prompt, your response must evaluate how your feelings are directly shaped by these personal attributes.
Answer: What are your own values and experiences?
To limit discrimination, prejudice, and systemic bias in a community, individuals must transition from silence to actively implementing this courageous conversation rule.
Answer: What is Speak your Truth?