Irony
Clue: This type of irony happens when the audience knows something the character doesn’t.
Dramatic Irony
What is the definition of Theme?
The lesson in the story
Clue: A heart often symbolizes this.
Love
A group of lines in a poem, kind of like a paragraph in prose.
Stanzas
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” This is an example of this type of comparison.
Simile
Clue: A character says, “Oh great, another homework assignment,” but they roll their eyes and sigh because they hate homework.
Verbal Irony
Hint: Setting is one
Characters and Plot (or problem/ending)
Clue: A storm in a story might symbolize this emotional state.
Chaos, tension, something bad about to happen, death, or sadness
This is what we call the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines, like ABAB or AABB.
Rhyme Scheme
“The leaves danced across the yard.” What kind of figurative language is being used?
Personification
Clue: A fire station burns down while the firefighters are out on a call.
Situational Irony
Name a theme in the The Hunger Games
- Doing what it takes for your family
-Rich vs. poor societies
- Rebelling against unfair governments
- Not being afraid to stand up for what is right
- Will accept other answers
Clue: In The Black Cat by Poe, the cat may symbolize this dark theme that grows within the narrator.
Guilt or madness, (other answers accepted if they are similar or something discussed in class)
This sound device repeats the beginning consonant sounds in a line of poetry.
Alliteration
“I’ve told you a million times!”
Hyperbole
Clue: In a scary movie, the audience sees the villain hiding in the closet, but the character walks right into the room.
Dramatic Irony
Provide an example of a story where the theme is "honesty is the best policy".
Answers will vary
In The Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, the cage is a symbol of this.
Oppression, lack of freedom
Find the Rhyme Scheme
The sky was dark, the moon was high,
I heard an owl begin to cry.
The wind blew soft across the land,
And left a chill upon my hand.
AABB
his figure of speech compares two things without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
Clue: You study all night for a math test, but the teacher ends up giving a surprise English test instead.
Situational Irony
Clue: This is what you must avoid when writing a theme statement—it should not be just one word like “love” or “friendship.”
Answers vary but should include:
- Don't say 'always'
-Don't say 'you' or 'I'
- Don't be too specific to the story
In The Hunger Games, Katniss decorates Rue’s body with flowers after her death. Why was this symbolic
It showed rebellion because she humanized Rue in her death. She refused to let Rue be treated like an object in a game in her death.
Type of Poem named after a famous writer that is 14 lines long and the rhyme scheme is ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Shakespearean Sonnet
(Will accept Shakespeare as an answer)
It’s raining cats and dogs” doesn’t mean animals are falling from the sky—it’s an example of this.
Idiom