Characterization
Character that is against the main character
What is the antagonist?
A extreme exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
An abstract idea around which the story is based
What is the theme?
When and where the story takes place
What is the setting?
A humorous variation of a pre-existing story, song, or poem
What is a parody?
A character that grows, learns, and changes
What is a dynamic chracter?
The emotional feel of a word
What is connotation?
The overall emotional feel of the story, usually established by setting, tone, and connotative word choice
What is mood?
The events that happen in a story
What is the plot?
The main character
What is the protagonist?
A comparison of two different things NOT using like or as
What is a metaphor?
The opposite of what you expect happens
What is situational irony?
From whose perspective the story is told
What is point of view?
A story where characters, setting, and plot all symbolize something else
What is an allegory?
Character that is complex and multi-dimensional
What is a round charcter?
Giving non-human objects human characteristics
What is personification?
When the literal meaning of the words is different than the intended meaning
What is verbal irony?
Conflict within a character
What is internal conflict?
An unsolvable problem or a contradiction
What is a paradox?
Character that does not grow, learn, or change
What is a static character?
A comparison of two different things using like or as
What is a simile?
Conflict caused by something outside of the main character
What is external conflict?
A story that pokes fun at society, culture and/or human nature
What is a satire?
A character that defines the main character through the opposite characteristics they have from the main character.
What is a foil?
A contradictory statement (pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp..)
What is an oxymoron?
A recurring image or idea that occurs so frequently it goes beyond symbolism
What is a motif?
Hints of what is going to happen in the story
What is foreshadowing?
The attitude the author takes toward the subject
What is tone?