Literary Device
Characterization
Characterization
Figurative Language
Plot Line Diagram
100
Antaeus is a reference to a mythological giant whose stregnth is drawn from the earth. A reference in literature to mythology, pop culture, etc
What is allusion
100

Type of character that grows, matures, and changes as a result of their experiences over the course of a novel.

What is a dynamic character? 

100
A Play or story in which a character comes to an unhappy end
What is tragedy
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting
100

Background information that is typically located at the beginning of the story.

What is the exposition?

200

The hints or clues as to what happens next

What is foreshadow

200
The main character of a story
What is protagonist
200
An account of a person's life written by another person
What is a biography
200
"The nest in the elm was untainted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle.....
What is simile
300
The main problem or struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
300

The opponent or enemy of the protagonist.

What is the antagonist?

300
A long story told in elevated language which relates the deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society is called
What is an epic
300

Words that imitate sounds, such as "crash, buzz, clap."

What is onomatopoeia?

400
In the Sniper, the main character is shocked to learn the person he just killed is his brother. This is an example of
What is situational irony
400
"The bleeding tree" from Scarlet Ibis is an example of
What is personification
400

The vantage point from which a story is told.

What is point of view?

400

"I have a million things to do" is an example of ________.

What is hyperbole?

400
In Cask of Amontillado, Montresor calls the man he is about to murder, his friend
What is verbal irony
500
In the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is still alive while the Capulets, Paris and Romeo mourn her.
What is dramatic irony
500
Like a Roman candle the elm tree burst into flames....
What is simile
500
Something that stands for something else
What is symbol
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