Literary Devices
Plot Structure
Media Elements
Essay Writing
Books!
100

Use of figurative language to express a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader.

What is imagery?

100

This is the very beginning of the story, and sets up characters, setting, and daily life. 

What is exposition?

100

Placement of the elements of the visual in relation to one another.

What is composition?

100

You need to include this whenever you are starting a new paragraph.

What is an indent?

100

This book is about Michael and Francis as they grew up in Scarborough.

What is Brother?

200

The central insight, idea, focus, or message of a work, stated indirectly or directly.

What is theme?

200

This is the highest point of tension or where the conflict must be faced.

What is the climax?

200

Converging parallel lines that move away from the viewer appear to converge at the horizon in this classic phenomenon.

What is vanishing point?

200

Spacing is important, and teachers want to see this type of spacing in your essay.

What is double-spacing?

200
"I bite my thumb at you" is an insult from this famous play.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

300

Something that represents or stands for something else.  It expresses a concrete image, but below the surface, it represents an abstract idea or emotion.

What is symbol?

300

This is the moment that the problem arises and things change for the main character.

What is the inciting incident?

300

The illumination of scenes; can help set mood/tone of the image.

What is lighting?

300

When including a quoation, you should always include this afterwards. 

Hint: it looks like this (______ , ____)

What is author's last name and page number?

300

In this dystopian novel, people are kidnapping Indigenous people for their dreams.

What is The Marrow Thieves?

400

The techniques used to portray or describe a character. ( ie- through a character’s dialogue, actions and interactions, or thoughts).

What is characterization?

400

The moments that lead to the wrap up of the story.

What is the falling action?

400

When the camera is looking directly down from a very high place, it is this type of angle.

What is bird's eye view?

400

Your introduction needs to include this to share the argument of your essay.

What is a thesis statement?

400

Napoleon, Snowball, and Boxer are just a few characters in this (short) novel by George Orwell.

What is Animal Farm?

500

Based on a situation that contrasts what the character perceives with what the audience and/or other characters know to be true. Often the character expects the opposite of what fate actually holds in store for them.

What is dramatic irony?

500

This can be added as an extra chapter, but not all books have this.

What is an epilogue/denouement?

500

This relates to how far/close the camera is to the subject.

What is distance/proxemics?

500

Teachers are looking for these FOUR things in the top left corner of your essay.

What is name, teacher's name, course code, and due date?

500
"May the odds be ever in your favour" is a famous line from this book. 

What is The Hunger Games?