A struggle between opposing forces. A problem between two parties.
What is conflict?
100
A contrast between appearance and reality-usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems.
What is "Irony?"
100
The method in which the author chooses to narrate the story.
What is "point of view?"
100
The elements in a short story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
What is a plot diagram?
200
The part of the story that usually builds suspense to a climax. Events in the story that move the plot along by adding complications or expanding the conflict.
What is the "Rising Action" of a story?
200
A type of conflict where two people are arguing over a difference in opinion
What is man vs. man?
200
***HIDDEN DAILY DOUBLE*** Note: Not a Irony Question
The literary term used to describe the feeling a reader has about a story
What is mood?
200
A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group (reflected by pronunciations, voice expressions, grammatical constructions)
What is dialect?
200
Type of story that involves one or two main characters in a single experience covering a short period of time.
What are the characteristics of a short story?
300
The point where the conflict is solved and any loose ends are tied up. Usually occurs after the climax of the story and/or at the end of a story.
What is the "Resolution" of a story?
300
A type of conflict in which a person in trying to survive during a flood
What is man vs. nature?
300
When someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing but means another.
What is verbal irony?
300
A type of narration where the narrator is a character in the story
What is first person narration?
300
When the author gives a reader a hint of things to come later in the story
What is forshadowing
400
The "turning point" of a story. The moment when the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point.
What is the "Climax" of a story?
400
A type of conflict in which a person is struggling with making a decision. Should I go or stay?
ie. Odysseus enjoyed spending time on Circe's Island, but also longed to go home.
What is Man vs. Himself?
400
When the reader or viewer knows something that a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
A type of narration where the story is told by a narrative voice outside the action, not by one of the characters.
What is third person narration?
400
A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as."
ie. "Her cheeks blushed like pink roses"
What is a simile
500
The early part of the story that sets the tone, establishes setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader background information. The beginning of a plot.
What is the "Exposition" of a story?
500
A type of conflict in which a person's beliefs, values, and actions result in conflict with just about everyone.
What is man vs. society?
500
The contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually happens or exists (an unexpected twist).
What is situational irony?
500
What "point if view" is The Odyssey told from?
What is first person narration?
500
A direct reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event.