Character types
Two-dimensional character that experiences no change throughout the narrative.
What is a static character?
The raven is hoarse that croaks at her battlements.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
A reference to another literary work or famous individual.
Allusion
The use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.
Enjambment
Socrates philosophy that involves shadows and reality?
What is the allegory of the cave?
A type of flat character in a literary work that is instantly recognizable character by the readers. Examples being the "dumb jock" and "ruthless businessman"
Stock Character
Main protagonist of Lord of the Flies.
Ralph
A word that actually looks like the sound it makes. Ex. "boom!"
Onomatopoeia
Poetry that has a "carpe diem" sense about it?
What is cavalier?
What is Compound Complex?
A character that experiences a change of attitude and/or personality.
Dynamic Character
This novel's name comes from the dark and mysterious farm and estate setting.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse.
Caesura
This is where your direct quotations should go.
What is in the loving arms of a sentence?
A character who makes a judgement that ultimately leads to their own undoing.
Tragic Hero
This novel investigates the meaning or meaninglessness of life through the eyes of an outcast.
A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. An example being "pass away" instead of "die."
Euphemism
A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is being stated. The reverse of what is to be expected.
What is Irony?
It can't be true, but it is, but it shouldn't be, but it is.
What is paradox?
A character that juxtaposes another, usually the protagonist.
Foil Character
"Fair is _, and _ is Fair." - Three witches
What is Foul?
Using a part of something to represent the whole.
What is Synecdoche?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry.
What is Meter?
Addressing that person or thing that isn't there, but addressing it anyways.
What is apostrophe?