Welcome to Literary Terms Jeopardy Jeopardy Round 1

Welcome to Literary Terms Jeopardy!!

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

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!! 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 Characterization – 20 points

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

Answer: Direct 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 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

Answer: Indirect 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 Click here for Final Jeopardy Types of Lit Story Elements Poetry Types of Lit II Misc Lit Terms 20 20 20 40 40 40 60 60 60 80 80 80 100 100 100

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

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

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