There once was a young girl named Jill.
Who was scared by the sight of a drill.
She brushed every day
So her dentist would say,
“Your teeth are so perfect; no bill.”
What is an example of Limerick?
100
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
What is an example of Alliteration?
100
“Living dead”
What is an example of Oxymoron?
100
Tim O'Brien's strategy to capture Paul's desire to escape the war.
What is Flashback?
100
The principal character or force opposing the main character.
What is Anatagonist?
200
"Whose woods these are I think I know,
His house is in the village though.
He will not see me stopping here,
To watch his woods fill up with snow."
What is an example of Rhyme?
200
"Love is the wild card of existence"
What is an example of Metaphor?
200
“Knock, knock”
What is an example of Onomatopoeia?
200
Billy's death from fear of dying.
What is Irony?
200
The main character of a literary piece
What is Protagonist?
300
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is Rhythm?
300
"Hear the mellow wedding bells"
What is an example of Assonance?
300
“I’ve told you a million times”
What is an example of Hyperbole?
300
The author's underlying message about life and/or human nature that he wants the reader to understand
What is Theme?
300
The character that undergoes important change
What is Dynamic Character?
400
The name of each unit of a poetic meter.
What is Foot?
400
“My reputation grows like the nose of Pinocchio,
Just because I’ve mastered the art of braggadocio”
What is an example of Allusion?
400
“My love is like a red, red rose”
What is an example of Simile?
400
The use of similar gramatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance.
What is Parallelism?
400
The character remains the same thorughout the literary piece
What is a Static Character?
500
Three types of meter
What is Iamb, Trochee, and Anapest?
500
The American flag represents freedom”
What is an example of Symbolism?
500
“The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky”
What is an example of Personification?
500
Four types of author's purpose
What is "To entertain," "To inform or explain," "To pursuade," "To express thoughts or feelings"