Types of Irony
Types of Conflict
Point of View
Character Types
Figurative Language
100
What are the three types of irony?
Situational, verbal, and dramatic.
100
Name the types of external conflict.
Character v. character, character v. society, character v. machine, character v. destiny, character v. supernatural, character v. nature.
100
What is third person point of view and what are the type(s) of third person POV?
Third person point of view is when the story is told from the perspective of a person that is not a participant of the story, but rather, an observer that knows the emotions and actions of a character. Two types are: limited and omniscient.
100
In a story about a friendly teacher named Sandra Smith, Louis Drud is a janitor in her building. Louis is always tired and grumpy whenever Sandra runs across him and says hello. What type of character is Louis?
Flat character
100
Name (4) types of figurative language.
Alliteration, hypebole, personification, simile, metaphor, idiom, onomotapeia, etc.
200
“Thanks for the ticket officer you just made my day!” What type of irony does this example illustrate?
Verbal irony
200
Your school has a state level ice-hockey team—for boys. When you and a group of girlfriends want to start a girls’ hockey program, you’re told that, although it’s a nice idea, there just isn’t enough money in the athletic budget. What type of conflict is this? (Major and subtype)
External conflict; character v. society
200
From which point of view is this passage told? Goldilocks was a proud and defiant little girl who have been told many times by her mother to stay out of the woods, but she paid little attention to others, especially her elders, giving lots of attention instead to herself and her own desires. One day, just to show that she could, she wandered deep into the center of the forest, farther from home than ever before. In a clearing she noticed a small cottage, smoke issuing from the chimney. She thought it was quite an ugly little cottage, but she also thought it might be a place where she could get a little something to eat and drink.
Third person limited.
200
What type of character is one that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel? What is a "foil" for this type of character?
Static Dynamic
200
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? What example(s) of figurative language are used in this excerpt?
Personification and similie.
300
A woman has been saving painfully to buy a golden watch. Just hours after buying the watch, her daughter arrives home with the same watch as a gift for her. What type of irony is illustrated in this example?
Situational Irony
300
You love going to soccer practice every Friday night. However, last week you had to go to dinner with your family instead, and this week a friend has invited you to the movies. What type of conflict is BEST illustrated in this example?
Internal conflict.
300
First, identify the POV and then identify the term used to describe the method used by the narrator. Then I remembered that it was Tuesday, the day my mother taught an English class at the Y.M.C.A. where my father was the director. Hopefully she could leave just a few minutes early to pick me up so I wasn't late.
1st person POV. Flashback.
300
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist? Give an example.
The antagonist antagonizes and causes conflict in the story; this character is usually the "bad guy." The protagonist is a main character in the story and usually works to resolve the conflict - know as the "good guy." Answers will vary; Harry Potter (protagonist) and Lord Voldemort (antagonist).
300
What two figurative language devices are found in this line..."The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might"
Alliteration and personification.
400
A detective does not know that the criminal responsible for the crimes in the city is his partner. The audience however is already aware of this fact and waits anxiously to know what will happen once the character finds out what they already know. What type of irony does this example illustrate?
Dramatic Irony
400
For the past month, you have been bullied on the school bus by older middle school guys. They typically call you names and sometimes even poke at you. Finally one day, you get fed up and scream, “Don’t ever touch me again!” What types of conflict are shown in thie example?
Internal and external; character v. character, character v. self
400
What POV is this passage told from? At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.
Third person omniscient.
400
A character in a story named Elaine never cuts anybody a break. She tells her friends and coworkers that charity and compassion have no place in society. On the other hand, Elaine can never pass up feeding a stray kitten or puppy, and always tries to find a good home for lost or abandoned pets. What type of character is Elaine?
Round
400
There’s a faucet in the basement / that had dripped one drop all year since he fixed it, we can’t find it / without wearing scuba gear. What device is used in this excerpt?
Hyperbole
500
What is the difference between irony and sarcasm?
Irony involves a contrast between appearance and actual reality. It is a discrepancy between what is anticipated to be true and what is actually true. Sarcasm, however, is used to insult or to cause harm.
500
The author, when speaking of the main character, usespronouns like he, him, his.
3rd person POV.
500
Ebenezer Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol by Dickens, was very stingy with his money. He worked his employees very very hard for little pay. After his experiences with the ghosts that visited him, he changed his ways, paying his employees a more than fair wage, providing days off work and actually giving gifts. What type of character?
Dynamic.
500
The whole world / became my garden! What device(s) are used in this line?
Hyperbole and metaphor. Exaggerating the speakers possession of the world, or comparing the world to a garden without using the word "like" or "as."
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