Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
For Example
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This is what happened in a story.

What is the plot?

100
This is when several words in a line use the same initial consonant sound or repeat the same vowel sound.

What is an alliteration?

100

Two words that sound the same are said to do this.

What is rhyme?

100

Saying that someone unleased their "word-hoard" is using this type of literary device.

What is a kenning?

200

A poetic name for a person, place, or thing, which consists of several descriptive words often joined by a hyphen is known as this.

What is a kenning?

200

The "voice" telling the story is known as this.

What is the narrator?

200

This is an indirect reference to another literary work, historical figure, or event.

What is an allusion?

200

"Trump Announces Plan To Gift Iran A Giant Wooden Horse" is an example of this literary device.

What is satire?

300

This is an explicit comparison between two things, signified by the words "like", "as", or "than."

What is a simile?

300

This is a long narrative poem about the life of a heroic figure, usually dealing with the struggle between good and evil.

What is an epic poem?

300

A segment of a poem composed of two or more lines is known as this.

What is a stanza?

300

"Good vs. Evil" or "Love wins against all odds" are examples of this literary device.

What is the theme?

400
A grammatical pause or physical break in a line of poetry, which was used to divide the line in Old English and some Middle English poetry is known as this.

What is a caesura?

400

This is a central message, idea, or concern that expressed in a literary work.

What is the theme?

400

This is a story that contains another story.

What is a framework story?

400

When Psalm 1:1 states that a man who follows the Lord is "like a tree planted by streams of water," it is making use of this literary device.

What is a simile?

500

This is a way of criticizing an idea or person by exaggerating their troubling characteristics to create humor, but with the ultimate goal of producing reform.

What is satire?
500

A metrical “foot” (pattern) that has two syllables – an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable is known as this.

What is an iamb.

500

The rhythm of a poem, as conveyed by the number of (emphasized) syllables in a line is known as this.

What is the meter?

500

1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person are all examples of this literary tool.

What is the narrator (types of narration)?