Literary Terms

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the tornado danced across the field is an
example of this type of language.
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What is personification?
100
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his lips were like roses, his nose like a
cherry is an example of this type of language.
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What is a simile?
200
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Sally sells sea shells by the seashore is an
example of this type of language.
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What is alliteration?
300
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The Franks being captured by the Nazis just as
the war was ending exhibits this literary
element.
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What is irony?
400
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DAILY DOUBLE
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Referring to Stonewall Jackson in To Kill a
Mockingbird is an example of this literary
element.
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What is an allusion?
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The repetition of sound creates this poetic
element.
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What is rhyme?
100
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Poetry with no regular pattern of rhyme or rhythm
is referred to by this term.
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What is free verse?
200
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Paul Reveres Ride is an example of
this type of poetry.
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What is narrative poetry?
300
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One person may express his feelings in
this type of short poem.
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What is a lyric poem?
400
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Shakespeare used iambic pentameter to write
these prose.
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What are sonnets?
500
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Zeus might be the main character in this type of
folklore.
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What is a myth?
100
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Aesops fables had this clear purpose in
mind.
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What is to teach a moral lesson?
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Knowledge of ordinary people is the
goal of this genre.
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What is folklore?
300
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Exaggerated characters and heroic acts are
features of this type of story.
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What are tall tales?
400
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DAILY DOUBLE
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This supernatural figure offered an olive tree
to the Greek people.
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Who is Athena?
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The main character may be referred to by this
term in a story.
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What is the protagonist?
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Conversation between two characters in a play
may be defined by this term.
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What is dialogue?
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The main message in a story.
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What is the theme?
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Characters and setting are introduced in this
part of a story.
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What is the exposition?
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A story of two men competing in a race is an
example of what type of conflict?
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What is man vs man?
500
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When an author writes a book about himself it is
referred to by this term.

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What is an autobiography?
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A person, place or thing that means one thing,
but suggests another.
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What is a symbol?
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The high point of the plot.
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What is the climax?
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An all knowing outsider who knows the thoughts of
all the characters tells the story.


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Who is an omniscient narrator?
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This technique allows the author to plant clues
towards events that will occur later in the story.
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What is foreshadowing?
500
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Calling oneself the greatest student in Caruso
history would be a good example of this.
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What is hyperbole?