Poetry
Matsuo Basho was a famous Japanese writer famous for this style of poetry - featuring 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Haiku.
What type of rhyme is below?
I went to the Animal Fair.
The birds and the beast were there.
End rhyme.
The phrase "Possums are Mrs. Wallace's kryptonite" is a direct ________ to Superman.
Also called the turning point, this is where the protagonist faces a conflict head-on.
Climax.
A realization a character has. Starts with an E.
Epiphany.
The famous poem entitled "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas utilizes this French poetic form, which is 19 lines in length and uses repetition of the first and third lines throughout.
Villanelle.
What type of rhyme is below?
Loving & moving
Laughter & daughter
Eye rhyme.
Think back to War Poetry. The poem "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" by Randall Jarrell utilizes heavy _______, which helps the reader vividly experience what the speaker is going through six miles above ground in combat - and his gruesome death.
Imagery.
This plot element, usually introduced in the exposition, is also called atmosphere.
Setting.
Carl Jung is the psychologist who came up with the ___ Archetypes.
12.
The poem "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman is a poetic form that commemorates the death of a famous figure.
Elegy.
What type of rhyme is below?
This boy called me a dope, I'm at the end of my rope,
I just cannot cope. I hope he moves out.
Internal rhyme.
After watching Mrs. Wallace walk into a telephone pole, one of the students said she was "directionally challenged". This is a ___________ for clumsy. (Hint - it starts with an E).
Euphemism.
What are the 4 types of characters in a story, not including a narrator? (HINT - Static is one of them).
Static, dynamic, flat, and round.
This type of writing, present in works like J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye", is written in a narrative style mimicking the unfiltered flow of a character's thoughts & usually doesn't utilize traditional punctuation.
Stream of consciousness.
The main difference between free verse and blank verse is that blank verse usually has at least ___ syllables per line.
10.
What type of rhyme is this?
I eat my orange in the storage closet with George while he eats porridge.
Slant rhyme.
This literary technique is when writers put contrasting elements (characters, settings, ideas, images) side-by-side to highlight differences and add complexity. For example, Juror 8 (reason) vs. Juror 3 (emotion) in Twelve Angry Men.
Juxtaposition.
A cliffhanger occurs when the story doesn't have a _______________.
Resolution.
This 3-word phrase describes a text where the plot starts in the middle of the action.
In media res.
"A man, a plan, a canal, Panama" is an example of this form, which is the same forward as it is backward.
Palindrome.
5 "ba-DUMs" in a row constitutes this type of meter.
Iambic pentameter.
This type of writing feels sarcastic and relies on the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, and/or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices.
Satire.
Name a type of external conflict.
External - Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Technology, Man vs. Supernatural
Internal - Man vs. Self
A text that revolves around rural, country life is called a _____________. It starts with a P.
Pastoral.