Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
"That crazy movie The Others made me feel like someone was watching me!"
What is mood
100
"Did David's dumb dog die of dysentery?"
What is alliteration
100
When I found out that Jacob was really a werewolf the whole story changed.
What is climax
100
You could tell the author was angry by looking at how many times he said "hate" in the first paragraph.
What is tone
100
The chair groaned in protest when he sat down.
What is personification
200
Drew: "Have you heard the new Breaking Benjamin song?" Cole: "No, but I heard that it is really good." Drew: "I like it a lot better than their last single." Cole: "Really?"
What is dialogue
200
I had no problem understanding what she said; to me it all made perfect sense.
What is clarity
200
I was excited when Mr. Pasley told me that I made two valid points in my essay. He also said they went together well.
What is cohesive
200
The story ended with the death of the White Witch.
What is resolution
200
The photographer had to include the black raven to contrast the white dove.
What is foil
300
His face looked like a tomato from all the sun.
What is simile
300
"I know that I know nothing at all."
What is paradox
300
Bella is the main character of the popular Twilight series.
What is protagonist
300
After the bomb exploded, near the end of the movie, the rest of the time was spent on talking about the horrors of war.
What is falling action
300
They sat very quietly and watched the whole movie even though it was very scary.
What is audience
400
Shakespeare's epic play "Romeo and Juliet" was set in Verona.
What is setting
400
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
400
He compared the dramatic nature of his friend to Captain Kirk of Star Trek?
What is allusion?
400
The narrator told the young man's story rather than having the young man tell it himself.
What is point of view
400
He was an animal tearing through the trees.
What is metaphor
500
You always hear the "bom-bom" music right before Jaws jumps out of the water and eats someone.
What is foreshadowing
500
His reasoning made perfect sense. He had to kill the queen before the wedding.
What is clarity?
500
The tension kept building and building until poor Uncle Ray finally snapped.
What is rising action?
500
The sunset really stood for death in the final scene of the film.
What is symbolism
500
She hinted at the fact that her husband was a bad man to double cross.
What is imply