Poetry
Miscellaneous
Terms Our Readings
Fiction
100

Comparison using "Like" or "As"

What is SIMILE.

100

The amount of distractor answers in a KEYSTONE multiple choice question.

What is TWO.

100

This rhetorical appeal uses emotion to persuade. 

What is PATHOS.

100
When a writer interrupts the story to show a past event, it is called this.
What is FLASHBACK.
200
The writer's attitude toward the subject of the poem is called this.
What is TONE.
200

When only one character is speaking for an extended amount of time.

What is MONOLOGUE or SOLILOQUY.  

200

When the audience knows something that a character doesn't.

What is DRAMATIC IRONY.

200
The struggle that gets the plot underway in a story is called this.
What is CONFLICT.
300
"The flowers bowed their heads in grief" is an example of this.
What is PERSONIFICATION.
300

The emotional or implied meaning of a word beyond its literal definition.

What is a CONNOTATION.  

300

"(BRUTUS stabs CAESAR)" is an example of this.

What is STAGE DIRECTIONS.

300

A character that struggles within himself to make choices deals with this.

What is INTERNAL CONFLICT. 

400

A grouped set of lines in a poem, typically separated by blank space.

What is STANZA.

400

A major exaggeration or overstatement to prove a point.

What is HYPERBOLE.

400

The type of book Born a Crime is.

What is MEMOIR. 

400
The author's intent for writing something is also called this.
What is PURPOSE.
500
"Sean is a diamond in the rough" is an example of this.
What is METAPHOR.
500

The point of view that "I" "Me" and "My" are part of. 

What is 1st PERSON POV. 

500

When the writer gives a hint to something that will happen later in the story.

What is FORESHADOWING. 

500

An object that represents something greater than its literal meaning. The fence in Fences is an example.

What is a SYMBOL.

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