Techniques from The Hunger Games

Fill in the blank: The time and geographic location within a narrative is called _________.

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

• Conflict

Fill in the blank: The way authors create characters' personalities / motivations is called ____________.

• Characterisation (characterises)

• Narration

• Plotting

• Foreshadowing

Fill in the blank: Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words, to provide an audible pulse or place emphasis is called ____________.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Fill in the blank: Words that allow readers to paint pictures in their minds are called ____________.

• Visual Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphors

• Alliteration

Fill in the blank: Words that allow the reader to hear sounds in their minds are called ____________.

• Auditory Imagery

• Visual Imagery

• Olfactory Imagery

• Tactile Imagery

Fill in the blank: Words that show the author / character's attitude and feelings create a certain ____________.

• Tone

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

Fill in the blank: Comparing two things (using like or as) is called a ____________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Fill in the blank: A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated is called a ____________.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Fill in the blank: A situation in which the opposite is more true is called ____________.

• Irony

• Sarcasm

• Paradox

• Euphemism

Fill in the blank: When an object represents something beyond the literal meaning, it is called ____________.

• Symbolism (symbolises)

• Literalism (literalises)

• Personification (personifies)

• Metaphor (metaphorises)