Literary Terms Jeopardy

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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question from A
A major character who opposes the main character
in a story or play.
Example The bad guy that we are against!
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100 Answer from A
Antagonist
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200 Question from A
The repetition of first consonants in a group of
words.
Example Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers.
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200 Answer from A
Alliteration
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300 Question from A
Two pairs of words related in the same way such
as synonyms, antonyms, object/action,
source/product, part/whole, purpose, and
animal/habitat
Smalllittleaverageordinary
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300 Answer from A
Analogies
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400 Question from A
The overall feeling of a work, related to tone
and mood.
Example In Science class you might be talking
about layers of gases in the earths
_____________.
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400 Answer from A
Atmosphere
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500 Question from A
A type of narrative nonfiction in which a person
tells the story of someone elses life
Example someone famous such as Abraham Lincoln,
Rosa Parks
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500 Answer from A
Autobiography
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100 Question from C
The means by which an author describes the
appearance and personality of a person in a story
or play.
Example The way an author describes the main
___________ is __________.
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100 Answer from C
Characterization
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200 Question from C
The point at which the action in a story or play
reaches its emotional peak.
Example The most exciting part of the story.
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200 Answer from C
Climax
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300 Question from C
A quality which describes the character such as
trustworthy or mischievous authors reveal
traits through dialogue, action and thought.
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300 Answer from C
Character Traits
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400 Question from C
The elements that create a plot. This can be
internal or external.
Example This can be a battle or a ________
inside a person or a __________ of man against
nature.
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400 Answer from C
Conflict
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500 Question from C
A pair of rhyming lines
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500 Answer from C
Couplet
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100 Question from E-L
The point of view of a piece of writing in which
the narrator refers to himself as I.
Example Not the third but the _______.
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100 Answer from E-L
First Person Point of View
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200 Question from E-L
Meanings constructed by taking information
presented added to prior knowledge to make
reasonable assumption or logical conclusion
based on evidence.
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200 Answer from E-L
Inferences
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300 Question from E-L
A story that illustrates a moral, often using
animals as the characters.
Example The Tortoise and the Hare
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300 Answer from E-L
Fable
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400 Question from E-L
A technique in which an author gives clues about
something that will happen later in the story.
Example What usually happens after you hear the
music in JAWS!
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400 Answer from E-L
Foreshadowing
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500 Question from E-L
Language that does not mean exactly what it says.
Example I am so mad steam is coming out of my
ears!!! If it cant happen then it usually is a
__________ of speech.
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500 Answer from E-L
Figurative Language
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100 Question from M-O
The use of words that sound like what the mean.
Example Ping, Ring, Buzz,
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100 Answer from M-O
Onomatopoeia
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200 Question from M-O
A comparison that does NOT use like or as.
Example Hes a rock or I am an island.
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200 Answer from M-O
Metaphor
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300 Question from M-O
An emotional atmosphere produced by an authors
use of language.
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300 Answer from M-O
Mood
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400 Question from M-O
Creating a negative attitude hinting or
implying, using loaded, emotional, or slanted
language.
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400 Answer from M-O
Name Calling Or Innuendo
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500 Question from M-O
A phrase made up of two seemingly opposite words.
Example Cruel kindness or dumb smarts
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500 Answer from M-O
Oxymoron
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100 Question from P-S
A figure of speech in which human
characteristics are applied to non-human objects
Example The computer winked at me.
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100 Answer from P-S
Personification
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200 Question from P-S
The use of concrete and recognizable things to
represent ideas.

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200 Answer from P-S
Symbolism
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300 Question from P-S
Development of central conflict and resolution
sequence of events in the story writers
map/plan of action
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300 Answer from P-S
Plot
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400 Question from P-S
A comparison that uses like or as.
Example Im as hungry as a wolf. Her eyes
are like the stars in the sky.
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400 Answer from P-S
Simile
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500 Question from P-S
The main problem in the story is solved loose
ends tied up.
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500 Answer from P-S
resolution
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Final Jeopardy
Creating a desire to join a large group satisfied
with the idea making one feel left out in not
with the crowd.
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Final Jeopardy Answer
Bandwagon