7 basic plots
The hero seems to be trapped in a situation and things are getting worse and worse when someone helps him/her to become free
Rebirth
“Henry was a lion on the battlefield” is an example of ...
Metaphor
Rodion Raskolnikov is the main character of which novel?
Crime and punishment
Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
Lewis Carroll
Who is the bear in The Jungle Book?
Baloo
The plot centers around the relationships between people who might be confused but than overcome all obstacles and live happily ever after
Comedy
______ is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
Repetition
What is the title of a novel about a man, his family and his friend who was a nihilist?
Fathers and sons
William Shakespeare was born in which century?
16th
Which author is best known for his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire?
George Martin
Alice in the Wonderland is a typical...
Voyage and return
In the sentence “He possessed a cold fire in his eyes”. “Cold eyes” is ...
Oxymoron
Who wrote the 1859 novel Oblomov, whose lazy, daydreaming character satirizes the contemporary Russian nobility?
Goncharov
Who has the best friend called Huck Finn?
Tom Sawyer
What was the only novel to be written by Margaret Mitchell?
Gone with the wind
The Cinderella story is an example of...
Rags to riches
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way is an example of...
Alliteration
Who refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 for a work that was banned in the U.S.S.R. ?
Pasternak
What children’s novel features Neverland?
Peter Pan
Which Italian novel for children has been adapted in over 240 languages?
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Which 2 plots are very common for Russian fairy tales?
Overcoming a monster, quest
_______ usually refers to the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story.
Plot
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Is an opening line from whose novel?
Tolstoy
What is the name of the wizard at the court of King Arthur?
Merlin
Name the beautiful young man who becomes the subject of a portrait by society painter, Basil Hallward?
Dorian Gray