Literary Devices | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Descriptive language that is meant to make a reader to create a mental picture of something

Imagery

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When an object, action, or event represents a larger idea or emotion

Symbolism

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Pride or arrogance that often leads to a character's downfall

Hubris

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When the action of the plot reaches its highest levels

Climax

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A part of a story, usually in the beginning, where key info about characters, settings and plot are shown

Exposition / Background

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A character's downfall or destruction, usually due to their own actions

Tragedy

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

Okay!

gift

Win 15 points!

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thief

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The perspective or view that a story is narrated from

Point of View

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trap

No points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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fairy

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baam

Lose 10 points!

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When two things are compared to clarify and explain something or highlight and important idea

Analogy

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When two characters in a narrative talk to each other. Written between quotation marks.

Dialogue

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The location and time within a narrative

Setting

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baam

Lose 15 points!

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magnet

Take 20 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

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When a situation happens in a story that is completely the opposite of what was expected

Irony

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, thing, or possibly another text.

Allusion

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A central an important idea that reappears many times through a story

Theme

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