Figurative Language
Define a simile
Comparison using like or as
Define a metaphor.
Comparison that does not use like or as.
Define verbal irony.
Sarcasm
Define the antagonist and protagonist (50 pts each).
Protagonist: Main character
Antagonist: Opposes the main character
Define the Exposition
The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is introduced.
When an author gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Personification
The place and time in which a story takes place.
The setting
When the opposite of what is expected occurs.
Irony
What term describes the reader's attitude towards the subject?
The Mood
What is the term for the is series of events that fall between the exposition and the climax?
Rising Action
An educated guess as to what will happen next.
Inference
When the author hints at what will happen next.
Foreshadowing
Define dramatic irony
When the audience knows something the characters don't
Define tone.
The author's attitude towards the subject.
The turning point of the story is also called the...
Climax
Which term is exemplified?
"pretty ugly"
oxymoron
Define hyperbole.
An extreme exaggeration
Provide an example of situational irony.
Fire dept. catches on fire or something similar
What is characterization?
(Double Your Points) Bonus: What are the two types of characterization?
The methods an author uses to create a character.
Direct and Indirect
Define the resolution.
The ending of the story when the conflict is fully resolved.
When an object/image has a literal and figurative meaning.
Symbolism
The following is an example of what?
Too much ambition can be dangerous.
Theme
Which type of irony is exemplified below?
You are watching a scary movie and the main character is about to go in the same room that the killer is in.
Dramatic Irony
Is the following example indirect or direct characterization.
"The student stayed on his phone the whole time and did not study for his exam."
Indirect
True or False: The climax is always in the middle of the story.
False