Name That Device
“My backpack weighs a million pounds.”
Hyperbole
You say, “Wonderful!” after spilling coffee all over yourself.
Verbal irony
The main character of a story.
Protagonist
A student can't decide whether to tell the truth about something they did.
Person vs. Self
“Jumbo shrimp”
Oxymoron
“The moon smiled down at us.”
Personification
A police officer gets arrested for robbing a bank.
Situational irony
The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
Antagonist
Two characters are competing for the same position.
Person vs. Person
A character suddenly understands that everything they've believed about another person was wrong.
Epiphany
“Her eyes were like diamonds.”
Simile
In a horror movie, we see the killer hiding upstairs, but the character doesn't know.
Dramatic irony
The point of greatest action or major turning point.
Climax
A family becomes trapped during a hurricane.
Person vs. Nature
A writer mentions Romeo and Juliet without explaining the story.
Allusion
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor
The audience knows Scar killed Mufasa, but Simba doesn't.
Dramatic irony
The events that occur after the climax and lead toward the conclusion.
Falling action
Falling Action
A teenager rebels against an unfair rule everyone in the community is expected to follow.
Person vs. Society
It begins raining as the devastated character learns that someone has died.
Pathetic fallacy
“The bacon sizzled—POP! CRACKLE!”
Onomatopoeia
Explain the difference between situational and dramatic irony.
Situational = the outcome differs from what is expected. Dramatic = the audience knows something the character doesn't.
Put these in order: Resolution, Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Falling Action
Exposition → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution
A character believes they cannot escape a destiny that has been predicted for them.
Person vs. Fate
“Ignorance is bliss.”
Paradox