Literary
Devices
Devices
"Her eyes were like the stars" is an example of this
What is Simile?
Dystopian literature can often hypothesize about the impact of this kind of government
What is tyrannical?
Acceptable responses: Dehumanizing, overpowered, oppressive, etc
Whoever is hearing the speech is the ______ of the speech
What is audience?
John Watson, Sherlock Holme's crime solving partner, is a retired one of these
What is an Army surgeon?
This is the one thing Ms. DeFreese has banned completely from her classroom
What is fast food?
Foods like "Tic Tacs" "Captain Crunch" and "Rocky Road" use this literary device
What is alliteration?
This symbolic story, created by a Greek philosopher, explores the journey from ignorance to enlightenment
What is Plato's Allegory of the Cave?
This theory refers the presence of a reader's/viewer's individual reaction to a work of literature or media as a result of their experiences, opinions, personality, etc.
What is Reader Response Theory?
The overall role a character plays in a narrative; the purpose a character is serving; a foundation from which to build a character off
What is an archetype?
This teacher is allergic to coconut
Who is Ms. Stevens?
"The door creaked open spookily."
What is onomatopoeia?
A manipulated reality is represented with these in The Allegory of the Cave
What are shadows on the wall?
Malcom X belonged to this religion
What is Islam?
This character in the Holmes narrative serves as the voice and reaction of normal people/the audience as Holme's impressively solves crimes
Who is Watson?
Beech Grove High School has this many students
(Closest answer wins!)
What is 918?
"Richard, the lion-hearted"; a kingly title with this literary device
This person in the movie The Truman Show most accurately matches the role of the "puppeteers" in The Allegory of the Cave
Who is Christoff?
In the poem "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain" by Dickinson, this is most like being referred to when she mentions a “Box” that creaks across her soul
What is a casket?
This recognizable literary event happens when archetypes interact in predictable, common ways
Trope
This other teacher (and coach) went to Marian University at the same time at Ms. DeFreese
Who is Mr. Greene?
"The bottle of whiskey glared at him from across the bar" is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?
The story story "Harrison Bergeron" is often used as a dystopic argument in favor of this kind of society, which is interesting considering Vonnegut's left-leaning politics
What is Capitalistic?
These unique stylistic choices Emily Dickinson made in her poetry were designed to command the reader's response to specific words
What is capitalization? (Also acceptable: repetition)
What is Blood?
Who is the Beech Grove City Schools superintendent?
Who is Dr. Laura Hammock?