In movies, novels, etc., when the audience/readers have important information that the character doesn't have.
What is dramatic irony?
100
Define setting.
What is the time and place in which a story takes place>
100
When the author "shows" you something about the character without saying it outright.
What is indirect characterization?
100
The end of the story when all the loose ends are tied up. The "happily ever after."
What is resolution?
100
Name any one type of conflict in literature. (You probably learned these in middle school)
What is ....?
200
This group of people (age group) uses a lot of verbal irony.
What are teenagers?
200
What is the setting for "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is Italy, during carnival, hundreds of years ago.
200
The acronym used to remember the types of indirect characterization.
What is STEAL?
200
The most exciting, intense part of the story. The turning point.
What is the climax?
200
How ironic is Alanis Morrisette's song "Ironic" anyway?
What is not very ironic.
300
When a situation turns out the opposite of how you thought it would turn out.
What is situational irony?
300
When we learn about a character through what they DO. It's a type of indirect characterization.
What is actions?
300
The conflicts and actions that build toward the climax
What is rising action?
300
The type of conflict where a person is wrestling with a decision or problem, and doesn't know what to do. Also when a character suffers low self-esteem.
What is person vs. self
400
Saying one thing but meaning something else.
What is verbal irony?
400
An imaginary land where "criminals" are sentenced to be forced to open a door in an arena that may reveal a woman or a bloodthirsty beast!
What is the setting for "The Lady or the Tiger?"
400
A character who goes through a change in the course of the story. He grows or changes in some way.
What is a dynamic character?
400
The backstory, where we find out who our characters are, where they live, and a little about them
What is exposition (beginning)?
400
What is missing from the story "The Lady or the Tiger?"
What is the falling action and resolution?
500
The type of irony often used by horror/scary movies.
What is dramatic irony?
500
The setting for "The Most Dangerous Game"
What is an island in the South Atlantic (near South America), in the first half of the 20th century.
500
A character who does not change as a result of the events of the story. This character is exactly the same at the beginning and the end of the story.
What is a static character?
500
The action that happens after the climax (usually just a few things happen here)
What is falling action?
500
Name any kind of conflict found in "The Most Dangerous Game" (i.e., person vs. spaghetti)
What is person v. person, person v. nature, person v. self