1. Welcome to Literary Terms Jeopardy!!

2. 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

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

4. Answer:
Stanza
Poetry– 20 points

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

6. Answer:
Blank Verse
Poetry– 40 points

7. The pattern of rhyme
Poetry– 60 points

8. Answer:
Rhyme Scheme
Poetry– 60 points

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

10. Answer:
Sonnet
Poetry– 80 points

11. 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

12. Answer:
Refrain
Poetry– 100 points

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

14. Answer:
Dialogue
Drama– 20 points

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

16. Answer:
Monologue
Drama – 40 points

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

18. Answer:
Farce
Drama – 60 points

19. 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

20. Answer:
Aside
Drama – 80 points

21. 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

22. Answer:
Soliloquy
Drama – 100 points

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

24. Answer:
Foreshadowing
Story Elements – 20 points

25. 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

26. Answer:
Conflict
Story Elements – 40 points

27. 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

28. Answer:
Irony
Story Elements – 60 points

29. 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

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

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

32. Answer:
Dialect
Story Elements – 100 points

33. 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

34. Answer:
Dynamic Character
Characterization – 20 points

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

36. Direct Characterization
Answer:
Direct Characterization
Characterization – 40 points

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

38. Answer:
Antagonist
Characterization – 60 points

39. 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

40. Answer:
Flat Character
Characterization – 80 points

41. 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

42. Indirect Characterization
Answer:
Indirect Characterization
Characterization – 100 points

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

44. Answer:
Simile
Figurative Language – 20 points

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

46. Answer:
Alliteration
Figurative Language – 40 points

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

48. Answer:
Metaphor
Figurative Language – 60 points

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

50. Answer:
Personification
Figurative Language – 80 points

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

52. Answer:
Onomatopoeia
Figurative Language – 100 points

53. 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

54. 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

55. Answer:
Technical Report
Types of Lit – 20 points

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

57. Answer:
Fable
Types of Lit – 40 points

58. 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

59. Answer:
Argumentative
Types of Lit – 60 points

60. 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

61. Answer:
Tragedy
Types of Lit – 80 points

62. 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

63. Answer:
Persuasive
Types of Lit – 100 points

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

65. Answer:
Theme
Story Elements – 20 points

66. 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

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

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

69. Answer:
Tone
Story Elements – 60 points

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

71. Answer:
Point of View
Story Elements – 80 points

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

73. Answer:
Plot
Story Elements – 100 points

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

75. Answer:
Free Verse
Poetry – 20 Points

76. 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

77. Answer:
Couplet
Poetry – 40 Points

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

79. Answer:
Iambic
Poetry – 60 Points

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

81. Answer:
Meter
Poetry – 80 Points

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

83. Answer:
Assonance
Poetry – 100 Points

84. A brief prose tale
Types of Lit II – 20 points

85. Answer:
Short Story
Type of Lit II – 20 points

86. 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

87. Answer:
Satire
Types of Lit II – 40 points

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

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

90. 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

91. Answer:
Haiku
Type of Lit II – 80 points

92. 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

93. Answer:
Epic Poem
Types of Lit II – 100 points

94. Teaches a lesson through symbolism
Misc – 20 points

95. Answer:
Allegory
Misc – 20 points

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

97. Answer:
Situational Irony
Misc – 40 points

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

99. Answer:
Pun
Misc – 60 points

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

101. Answer:
Omniscient
Misc – 80 points

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

103. Answer:
Symbolism
Misc – 100 points

104. FINAL JEOPARDY
Category:
Figure of Speech
Make Your Wagers…

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

106. Answer:
Hyperbole