Narration
Plot Elements
Irony
100
This kind of narration is from only one character's perspective. The narrator uses words like "I" and "My" to explain things.
What is first-person?
100
This word means simply the events of the story.
What is plot?
100
This is the general form of irony that occurs when something happens that is the opposite of what would be expected.
What is situational irony?
200
This kind of narration is rarely used to tell stories, but often uses words like "you" and "us" when it is used.
What is second-person?
200
This part is the turning point and/or most exciting and emotional moment in a story.
What is the climax?
200
This type of irony occurs when someone says the opposite of what he or she means.
What is verbal irony?
300
This type of narration involves a narrator who knows the thoughts and motivations of all characters in a story.
What is third-person omniscient?
300
This word means the beginning of a story. The word "beginning" will not suffice for an answer.
What is the introduction/exposition?
300
This type of irony happens when the audience knows something about a story that its characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
This type of narration is in third person, but it only gives the inner thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is third-person limited?
400
What is the climax of the The Cask of Amontillado? How do you know?
What is when Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall? You know this moment is the climax because that's when you find out how Montresor has decided to end Fortunato's life. You find out that he is actually going through with it and how he intends to do it.
400
The answer is an explanation of why dramatic irony is actually considered irony.
What is because the last people you'd think would know more about the story than the characters in it are the ones in the audience?
500
Suppose you want to tell a story about a new character you've created. You want the audience to have an insider's look at your character's thoughts and feelings, but you don't want your readers to know what's going on in anyone else's heads. What is the ideal form of narration you should use, and how do you know?
What is third-person limited? You know because you are only giving insights into one character's mind while purposely excluding the thoughts and feelings that would be found in other characters' minds.
500
This is a theme from one of the stories we read during the first half of the unit. You must give the theme to me in one sentence and explain how you know it is a theme.
Answers will vary.
500
Give me an example of something ironic that we have not discussed in class. Explain why it is ironic.
Answers will vary.
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