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Reading Comprehension
Literary Devices
Essay Writing
Poetic Elements
Books
100
This is somebody who gets in the main character's way and causes conflict.
What is an antagonist?
100
This is a sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
100
Used in an essay to catch the reader's attention; it is also known as an opener.
What is a hook?
100
This is a comparison that uses like or as.
What is a simile?
100
In a successful effort to help Brutus commit suicide, this soldier let Brutus run on his sword.
Who is Strato?
200
This is the apex of the story.
What is the climax?
200
This starts to settle the conflict in a story.
What is falling action?
200
An element in a work that has a dual purpose: it can function at a literal level, but it can also have a larger meaning.
What is a literary symbol?
200
Many poets use this when to choose their words carefully.
What is diction?
200
This brave man was the only one of Beowulf's soldiers who decided to help him fight the dragon.
Who is Wiglaf?
300
This is used to remind the reader of something he or she may have seen outside of the book.
What is an allusion?
300
This is a type of narrative in which the thoughts of multiple characters are known
What is third person omniscient?
300
This is a sentence that describes the purpose of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
300
Used in "Where the Sidewalk Ends," this is the action of repeating something that was already stated.
What is repetition?
300
Unferth, a former rival of Beowulf, gave this sword to Beowulf before he fought Grendel's mother.
What is Hrunting?
400
This is used to insinuate to the reader that something important will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
This is a type of narrative in which the narrator knows the thoughts of only one character.
What is third person limited?
400
Located in the conclusion of an essay, this sentence gives the reader something to think about after the essay is finished.
What is an outlook statement?
400
This is a method of clarity; by referring to the opposite of something, it may be easier to find the differences between the two things.
What is contrast?
400
This man translated the version of Beowulf that we used in class.
Who is Burton Raffel?
500
This is when a character in the story talks to his or herself and speaks his or her thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
500
This is a word that is used in place of a commonly heard sound.
What is an onomatopoeia?
500
When quoting from something, this must be put at the end of the quote to let the reader know where the quote came from.
What is a citation?
500
Initially, this statement appears to involve a contradiction. However, it also has a much deeper meaning.
What is a paradox?
500
This Greek historian gave William Shakespeare the knowledge of Roman history and culture that he required in order to write Julius Caesar.
Who is Plutarch?