Who are you?
What's going on?
What do you mean?
You're comparing me to WHAT?
What's the hidden meaning?
100

The main character that drives the plot forward. 

What is Protagonist? 

100

The time and place in which a story is told.


What is Setting?

100

The dictionary definition of a word.

What is Denotation?

100

A figure of speech that uses the words like or as to make comparisons between unlike things.

What is Simile?

100

A figure of speech that applies human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

What is Personification?

200

The person, group, force, or idea that opposes the interests of the protagonist.

What is Antagonist?

200

The first stage of the plot diagram. 

What is Exposition?

200

The intentional word choice by the author.

What is Diction? 

200

A comparison that does not use like or as. 

What is Metaphor?

200

A reference to a literary work, author, character, event, etc. outside of the text you are currently reading. 

What is Allusion? 

300

When the author tells you about a character.

What is Direct Characterization?

300

The problem, crisis, challenge, dilemma, or obstacle presented to the main character.

What is Conflict? 

300

How an author expresses their attitude towards a subject.

What is Tone? 

300

What are the two things being compared in this simile? 

"She was as happy as a clam!"

What is She and Clam?

300

The use of concrete and recognizable things to represent abstract ideas.

What is Symbol/Symbolism? 

400

When the author shows you something about a character. 

What is Indirect Characterization? 

400

The height of action during a story. 

What is Climax?

400

Is the social and cultural use of a word. 

What is Connotation?

400

What are the two things being compared in this metaphor? 

"Jason was a bull when provoked."

What is Jason and Bull? 

400

The type of imagery that invokes a sense of smell. 

What is Olfactory Imagery?

500

What type of characterization is this: 

If allowed, Millie and Bailey would play all day in the backyard, digging up dirt, barking at squirrels, and chasing each other around. 

What is Indirect Characterization? 

500

A central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

What is Theme?

500

What is the tone of this excerpt: 

"Everyday I wake up and I am immediately miserable. I hate my job, I hate my dog, I hate my wife, and I hate my idiot children."

What is Miserable, Angry, Frustrated, Downtrodden, etc?

500

Describe what this metaphor means:

"She is a walking dictionary."

She knows a lot of words, has a strong vocabulary, she talks a lot, etc.
500

The type of imagery that invokes a sense of movement or body position. 

What is Kinesthetic Imagery?