Define
Motif
An element that reappears throughout a work of literature
Climax
What the entire story builds up to
A word or phrase that gives more than one meaning
Ambiguity
The house from UP
Imagery
What is the first word of the third verse of "Looking for a city"
In
Irony
When words say one thing but mean another thing, usually less direct than sarcasm
Literary Device
Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, etc.
Deliberately exaggerating in order to make a point
Hyperbole
The Rich Young Ruler
Flat Character
When was Charles Dickens born?
February 7, 1812
Antithesis
A rhetorical device that features contrasting words or phrases in a strong parallel structure.
Paradox
Last shall be first, first shall be last; etc.
The central, most important idea of a poem, novel, or play
Central One Idea
Pearly Gates of Heaven
Image
What is the most popular metal band?
Metallica
Chiasmus
The repetition of parallel clauses or ideas, but presented in inverted order using different words (similar to antimetabole, but with antimetabole identical words are repeated and inverted).
Metaphor
Comparing two things without using like or as
Allusion
A brief (and sometimes indirect) reference in a text to a person, place, or thing. Whether it be fictitious or actual.
Unlike his parents, Noah never liked school
Contrast
Religious movement characterized by a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning"
Unitarian Universalism
Anemographia
A vivid,realistic description of the wind
Epistrophe
A time for everything, etc.
The omitting of one or several conjunctions in a series of words, phrases or clauses to create a hurried rhythm or to add emphasis.
Asyndeton
Jesus' treatment of the Pharisees
Amplification
What is the name of the Roman governor of Judea first mentioned in Luke?
Quirinius