Literature Word Guessing Game
Play Literature Now π₯Hangmango's Literature category covers literary terms, famous authors and concepts from the study of English literature. From basic narrative elements to advanced literary theory, this category is perfect for English students at every level.
How to play the Literature category
Literary vocabulary includes both everyday words with specific meanings in literature (plot, theme, hero) and specialised Greek or German-origin terms (onomatopoeia, bildungsroman). Easy words will be familiar to anyone who has studied English. Medium introduces authors and specific literary devices. Hard features advanced critical theory terms that will challenge even university-level English students.
Sample literature words
- Easy: novel, poem, story, hero, villain, plot, chapter, author, fiction, myth, fable, drama, prose, sonnet, theme
- Medium: shakespeare, dickens, tolkien, hemingway, austen, metaphor, narrator, allegory, soliloquy, protagonist, anthology, biography, dystopia, satire, haiku
- Hard: existentialism, postmodernism, intertextuality, onomatopoeia, personification, foreshadowing, bildungsroman, tragicomedy, anachronism, verisimilitude, epistolary, absurdism
Educational value
Literary vocabulary is directly assessed in GCSE and A-Level English Literature. This category functions as a vocabulary revision tool for the exact terminology students need to analyse and write about texts.