Welcome to Literary Terms Jeopardy!!

Jeopardy – Round 1 20 40 60 80 100 Click here for Round Two Poetry Drama Story Elements Characterization Figurative Language 20 40 60 80 100

An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern usually repeated throughout the poem Poetry– 20 points

Answer: Stanza Poetry– 20 points

A type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme Poetry– 40 points

Answer: Blank Verse Poetry– 40 points

The pattern of rhyme Poetry– 60 points

Answer: Rhyme Scheme Poetry– 60 points

A lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns Poetry– 80 points

Answer: Sonnet Poetry– 80 points

A line or set of lines at the end of a stanza or section of a longer poem or song--these lines repeat at regular intervals in other stanzas or sections of the same work Poetry– 100 points

Answer: Refrain Poetry– 100 points

The lines spoken by a character or characters in a play, essay, story, or novel Drama– 20 points

Answer: Dialogue Drama– 20 points

An extended, uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama Drama – 40 points

Answer: Monologue Drama – 40 points

A comedy which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations Drama – 60 points

Answer: Farce Drama – 60 points

A short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend their characters cannot hear the speaker's words Drama – 80 points

Answer: Aside Drama – 80 points

A literary device often used in drama whereby a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings without addressing any of the other characters Drama – 100 points

Answer: Soliloquy Drama – 100 points

Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what will occur later in a narrative Story Elements – 20 points

Answer: Foreshadowing Story Elements – 20 points

The opposition between two characters, between two large groups of people, or between the protagonist and a larger problem such as forces of nature, ideas, public mores, and so on Story Elements – 40 points

Answer: Conflict Story Elements – 40 points

A technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually stated Story Elements – 60 points

Answer: Irony Story Elements – 60 points

DAILY DOUBLE!! Story Elements – 80 points A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or another passage of literature, often without explicit identification Story Elements – 80 points

Answer: Allusion Story Elements – 80 points (Daily Double)

A major technique of characterization that reveals the social or geographic status of a character Story Elements – 100 points

Answer: Dialect Story Elements – 100 points

A character whose personality changes or evolves over the course of a narrative or appears to have the capacity for such change Characterization – 20 points

Answer: Dynamic Character Characterization – 20 points

The method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like Characterization – 40 points

Direct Characterization Answer: Direct Characterization Characterization – 40 points

The character against whom the protagonist struggles or contends Characterization – 60 points

Answer: Antagonist Characterization – 60 points

A character who does not change or alter his or her personality over the course of a narrative or one without extensive personality and characterization Characterization – 80 points

Answer: Flat Character Characterization – 80 points

The writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him Characterization – 100 points

Indirect Characterization Answer: Indirect Characterization Characterization – 100 points

A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words “like” or “as” Figurative Language – 20 points

Answer: Simile Figurative Language – 20 points

Repeating a consonant sound in close proximity to others or beginning several words with the same vowel sound Figurative Language – 40 points

Answer: Alliteration Figurative Language – 40 points

A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of “be” Figurative Language – 60 points

Answer: Metaphor Figurative Language – 60 points

A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea Figurative Language – 80 points

Answer: Personification Figurative Language – 80 points

The use of sounds that are similar to the noise they represent for a rhetorical or artistic effect Figurative Language – 100 points

Answer: Onomatopoeia Figurative Language – 100 points

Jeopardy – Round 2 20 40 60 80 100 Click here for Final Jeopardy Types of Lit Story Elements Poetry Types of Lit II Misc Lit Terms 20 40 60 80 100

A document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem Types of Lit – 20 points

Answer: Technical Report Types of Lit – 20 points

A brief story illustrating human tendencies through animal characters Types of Lit – 40 points

Answer: Fable Types of Lit – 40 points

The function of this type of essay is to show that the assertion (opinion, theory, hypothesis) about some phenomenon or phenomena is correct or more truthful Types of Lit – 60 points

Answer: Argumentative Types of Lit – 60 points

A serious play in which the chief character passes through a series of misfortunes leading to a final, devastating catastrophe Types of Lit – 80 points

Answer: Tragedy Types of Lit – 80 points

In this type of writing, a writer takes a position FOR or AGAINST an issue and writes to convince the reader to believe or do something. Types of Lit – 100 points

Answer: Persuasive Types of Lit – 100 points

A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work Story Elements – 20 points

Answer: Theme Story Elements – 20 points

The choice of a particular word as opposed to others DAILY DOUBLE The choice of a particular word as opposed to others Story Elements– 40 points

Answer: Diction Story Elements – 40 points (Daily Double)

The way an author conveys his attitude about particular characters and subject matters Story Elements – 60 points

Answer: Tone Story Elements – 60 points

The way a story gets told and who tells it Story Elements – 80 points

Answer: Point of View Story Elements – 80 points

The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction Story Elements – 100 points

Answer: Plot Story Elements – 100 points

Verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern Poetry – 20 points

Answer: Free Verse Poetry – 20 Points

Two lines--the second line immediately following the first--of the same metrical length that end in a rhyme to form a complete unit Poetry – 40 points

Answer: Couplet Poetry – 40 Points

A lightly stressed syllable followed by a heavily stressed syllable Poetry – 60 points

Answer: Iambic Poetry – 60 Points

A recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress Poetry – 80 points

Answer: Meter Poetry – 80 Points

Repeating identical or similar vowels (especially in stressed syllables) in nearby words Poetry – 100 points

Answer: Assonance Poetry – 100 Points

A brief prose tale Types of Lit II – 20 points

Answer: Short Story Type of Lit II – 20 points

A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule Types of Lit II – 40 points

Answer: Satire Types of Lit II – 40 points

DAILY DOUBLE A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious Type of Lit II – 60 points

Types of Lit II – 60 points (Daily Double) Answer: Narrative Types of Lit II – 60 points (Daily Double)

A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons Types of Lit II – 80 points

Answer: Haiku Type of Lit II – 80 points

A long narrative about a serious subject focused on the exploits of a hero or demi-god who represents the cultural values of a race, nation, or religious group Types of Lit II – 100 points

Answer: Epic Poem Types of Lit II – 100 points

Teaches a lesson through symbolism Misc – 20 points

Answer: Allegory Misc – 20 points

The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does Misc – 40 points

Answer: Situational Irony Misc – 40 points

A play on two words similar in sound but different in meaning Misc – 40 points

Answer: Pun Misc – 60 points

Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things Misc – 80 points

Answer: Omniscient Misc – 80 points

Use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they are on a literal level Misc – 100 points

Answer: Symbolism Misc – 100 points

FINAL JEOPARDY Category: Figure of Speech Make Your Wagers…

QUESTION: An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

Answer: Hyperbole