3. $100 $500 $400 $200 $300 $200 $300 $500 $400 Lit. Devices Elements of Fiction Genres More Devices Pot Luck CLICK HERE FOR FINAL JEOPARDY

4. Sometimes this classroom is a real icebox.

5. What is a metaphor? $100

6. He swallowed his pride and apologized to the girl.

7. What is an idiom? $200

8. Over the hill, under the bridge, through the woods went the train.

9. What is parallelism? $300

10. Calling oneself the “greatest student in Caruso history” would be a good example of this.

11. What is hyperbole? $400

13. He hated to admit it, but the baby was pretty ugly.

14. What is an oxymoron? $???

15. This is the universal or main message an author tells in a story.

16. What is theme? $100

17. This is a conflict that a character has in his/her own mind; others can’t see it.

18. What is Person vs. Self ? $200

19. Complications and problems start to occur during this stage of plot.

20. What is rising action? $300

21. In this “all knowing” POV, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

22. What is omniscient? $400

23. The main character, often the “good guy” in a story.

24. $500 Who is the protagonist?

25. Stories of this genre take place during modern times; readers can easily relate to the problems.

26. $100 What is a realistic fiction?

27. This story of a real person’s life requires a lot of research by the author.

28. $200 What is a biography?

29. Foreshadowing clues are critical in this genre for the plot to move forward.

30. $300 What is mystery?

31. The characters in this genre may solve a problem by using magic.

32. $400 What is a fantasy?

34. In this genre, real people and events are mixed in with fictional characters.

35. $??? What is historical fiction?

36. The stairs moaned and groaned as we climbed them.

37. $100 What is personification?

38. “ I want to sit a spell fo’ I go right to eatin.”

39. $200 What is dialect?

40. The author’s attitude or feeling towards a topic is called this.

41. $300 What is tone?

42. Winning the $20 million lottery was a pleasant way to spend an evening.

43. $400 What is understatement?

44. Nobody goes to that restaurant; it’s too crowded.

45. $500 What is paradox?

46. The pounding wave rolled in and splashed the child’s face, giving her welcome relief from the hot burning sun.

47. $100 What is imagery?

48. Characters are introduced and the setting is established in this stage of plot.

49. $200 What is exposition?

50. This device, often comic, pokes fun at human practices through irony and wit.

51. $300 What is satire?

52. These false clues are a key component of mysteries.

53. $400 What are “red herrings”?

54. An author tells a brief story or ____________ to make a point.

55. $500 What is an anecdote?

56. Author’s Craft

57. These three strategies can be used to create suspense.

58. What are: 1.Dangerous action 2. Pacing 3. Foreshadowing