Irony
Literary Elements
The stories
To you know Mr. Bantley?
100

The audience knows something that the characters do not.

dramatic irony

100

Should your emails to teachers look like the emails you send to your friends?

No!

100

What language did they speak in 19th century Louisiana?

French

100

Mr. Bantley's family is from this European country

Scotland

200

You say something you do not mean.

verbel irony

200

A sudden abrupt ending to a story.

cliffhanger

200

What happened to Desiree in the end?

She killed herself and the baby.

200

Mr. Bantley is a fan of this sports team.

The Philadelphia Eagles

300

A situation happens that you do not mean.

situational irony 

300

The feeling of anxious anticipation and uncertainty a reader experiences while waiting for a story's outcome

Suspense

300

In Desiree's Baby, who eneded up being mixed?

Armand

300

Mr. Bantley is a fan of this Italian pastry.

cannolis

400

What type of irony: We know that Mulan is a woman but the other Chinese soldiers do not know this.

Dramatic irony

400

When you give hints about the future.

Foreshadowing

400

What was one of the sides from the Irish Civil War

Free Staters or Republicans

400

Mr. Bantley grew up in this area. I will take a couple of answers.

Upper Dublin/Ambler/Abington/Cheltenham

500

What type of irony is this: The fire station burns down

situational irony 

500

The process an author uses to develop and reveal a character's personality, motivations, and traits in a literary work

Characterization

500

What were they fighitng over in the Irish Civil War?

How indpendent Ireland should be from the UK.

500

Mr. Bantley went to this school. I will take a couple of answers.

Upper Dublin HS, Ursinus College, Arcadia

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