Irony
What is verbal irony?
When you say something but mean the opposite (Think Sarcasm)
Lord Farquaad is what type of character?
Static Character
What is mood?
How you feel when reading/How the reading makes you feel
What is the highest point of action?
The climax
What is the oldest, shortest, and most commonly used word in the english language?
I
What olde author most commonly used dramatic irony?
Shakespeare
What character type is someone that we don't know a lot about?
Flat character
What is foreshadowing?
Hints the author gives in the story to help us guess what will happen
How are rising action and falling action different?
Rising - events leading up to the climax
Falling - events happening after the climax
Is the antagonist of the story always the bad guy? Why?
DAILY DOUBLE
Give an example of situational irony.
Answers will vary
Round characters and Dynamic characters are fairly similar. How can we tell them apart?
Round and Dynamic characters are both believable complex characters, but we can tell them apart because dynamic characters go through an extreme change throughout the story.
What is tone?
Author’s attitude toward the story they are writing
DAILY DOUBLE
Create a short story! Give me the exposition and rising action of your story in just a few sentences.
Answers will Vary
What is the name for all of the things that are downfalls for the character?
Character Flaw(s)
A blind man reading a book about glasses is what type of irony?
situational irony
Protagonist - the main character in a work
Antagonist - a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
You read a story about cats wearing fun little Halloween Costumes. What is the mood of the passage?
If they can explain themselves, answers may vary, because mood is how the passage makes you feel.
The girl got up after tripping. Her heart was still pounding but starting to slow. She grabbed her books and continued on her way to class.
What step of the plot chart is this?
Falling Action
What are the four types of conflict, and how are they different?
Man Vs Self - conflict between man and his own mind.
Man Vs Man - conflict between two people
Man Vs Nature - conflict between man and nature
Man Vs Society - conflict between man and a large group of people
List and define the three types of irony we learned about in class.
1. Dramatic irony - when we know something the characters don't. 2. Situational Irony - When something happens that is the opposite of what we expect. 3. Verbal Irony - when something is said that is the opposite of what is meant.
List and define the four different character types
1. Round character - a well known character who is believable. 2. Flat character - a character that we do not know very well. 3. Dynamic character - similar to a round character but goes through a dramatic change throughout the story. 4. Static Character - character does not change at all - has the same ideals at the beginning and the end.
How are flashback and foreshadowing different?
Foreshadowing - hints towards the future
Flashback - telling of things that happened in the past.
DAILY DOUBLE
List and define all FIVE of the steps in a plot chart (in order).
1. Exposition - introduce character and setting
2. Rising action - conflict starts happening
3. Climax - Highest point of action
4. Falling action - conflict starts getting fixed
5. Resolution - everything gets wrapped up.
Charlie drives to work and enjoys a great day. On his way home from work, the barista at his favorite coffee shop angrily pours his coffee on his head. He tips the lady and goes home.
Identify the conflict of the passage.
The barista at his favorite coffee shop angrily pours his coffee on his head.