Poetry, Drama, and Nonfiction

Which device repeats words or phrases for emphasis?

What type of figurative language directly compares two things using "like" or "as"?

What term refers to a statement that seems contradictory?

In poetry, which term refers to changes in tone, subject, or point of view?

Which term refers to why an author is writing?

Which rhetorical device involves contrasting examples to show how one is better?

What terms refers to when words say the opposite of what they actually mean?

What type of supporting detail involves anything that specifically illustrates a point?

What literary term means a direct reference to a significant person, place, or thing?

What dramatic term refers to an instruction for actors in the text of a play? 

What type of figurative language implies a comparison between two things?

How many syllables are in each line of a sonnet?

Which critical lens focuses on how a text reveals the workings of the human mind?

Which dramatic speech refers to an actor talking to himself to reveal his/her thoughts?

What literary term refers to the way an author develops a character?

What is the name for two lines of poetry that rhyme?

Which rhetorical device involves asking a question for dramatic effect?

What type of figurative language involves giving human qualities to something that isn't human?

Which dramatic speech refers to actors engaged in conversation?

What type of supporting detail involves quotes from professionals in a certain field?

What is the name for a group of four lines of poetry, often with alternating rhymes?

Which terms refers to what the author is writing about (the main idea)?

What is the name for three lines of poetry that rhyme?

Which terms refers to the collective techniques an author uses to express his ideas?

Which term refers to the meaning of a literary work?

Which rhetorical device involves simply repeating a word or phrase for emphasis?

Which terms refers to who the author is trying to reach?

What type of supporting detail involves stories from the author's life?

What type of play resolves conflict with great misfortune, often the death of the hero?

What is the idea or feeling associated with a word?

Which term refers to a rhythm in poetry that roughly translates to ten syllables?

Which terms refers to the author's attitude toward the topic?

What term refers to when the audience knows the situation but the characters do not?

Which terms refers to the author's point of view based on his/her beliefs or background?

Which dramatic speech refers to an actor giving a long speech to other characters?

What device repeats vowel sounds in a series of words with different consonant sounds?

How many quatrains and couplets are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

What literary term refers to the events of a story?

How many lines are in a sonnet?

Which critical lens focuses on patterns in life and literature?

What device repeats consonant sounds at the middle or end of a series of words?

What type of play resolves conflict with a happy ending?

What term refers to a play on words through the suggestion of multiple meanings?

Which term refers to the organization of a text?

What type of supporting detail involves ideas generally known to be true or proven by data?

Which critical lens focuses on only the words of a text?

What term refers to the author's word choice?

What type of figurative language appeals to the senses?

Which rhetorical device involves repeating structures so ideas are easier to process?

What device repeats sounds at the beginnings of words?

Which critical lens focuses how a text reflects the culture in which it was written?

What literary term refers to hinting at upcoming events in a story?

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?