Figures of Speech
Character Matters
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All Worth Double
100
A Comparison using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
100
The protagonist of the "A Retrieved Reformation.
What is Jimmy Valentine?
100
Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell).
What is imagery?
100
The most exciting moment - or turning point - in the story.
What is a climax?
100
"He is as stubborn as a mule" is an example of this figure of speech.
What is simile?
200
A comparison of two unlike things, in which one is said to be something else, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
200
The antagonist of "Harrison Bergerion".
What is the government?
200
a specific type or category of literary composition.
What is genre?
200
When the story's problems are solved.
What is resolution?
200
The antagonist of the "The Monkey's Paw".
What is the monkey's paw?
300
hints at something that will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadow?
300
A fully developed character.
What is a round character?
300
A contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen, or between what is said and what is meant.
What is irony?
300
The part of the story between the exposition and the climax. This is where most of the story takes place.
What is rising action?
300
If someone says "time is money," or "he is a couch potato," what figure of speech are they using?
What is a metaphor?
400
The main idea of the story.
What is theme?
400
a character who sets off another character by strong contrast.
What is a foil character?
400
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
400
The part of the story between the climax and the resolution.
What is falling action?
400
The name Jimmy Valentine uses to start his new life.
What is Ralph Spencer?
500
a fight or battle within the story.
What is conflict?
500
a minor character who does not undergo a substantial change or growth.
What is a static character?
500
The person who is telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
500
The part of the story that tells us who characters are and what the conflict is.
What is exposition?
500
The conflict in "Harrison Bergeron".
What is man vs. society?
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