Category #1
the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
What is irony?
a nonfiction story about certain moments or parts of an author’s life
What is memoir?
the emotional quality the reader experiences from the words, images, and descriptions created by the writer
What is mood?
a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor?
a narrative handed down from the past, containing historical and often supernatural elements
What is legend?
the rhythm or syllable pattern in lines of poetry; the beat of the words
What is meter?
a traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
What is myth?
a narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character
What is limited narrator?
one character speaking to himself or directly to the audience
What is monologue?
a poem written to express feelings or emotions (the most common category for poems)
What is lyric poem?
a story or narrated account
What is narrative?
a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works
What is motif?
the one who tells the story; the speaker; may be first-person (a character living the story) or third-person (a character watching the story unfold), limited or omniscient
What is narrator?
a poem that tells a story
What is narrative poem?
stories that include characters, settings, and events that are based on fact. All three must be accurate and true for a piece to be considered nonfiction.
What is nonfiction?
a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
the sequence or order of events
What is plot?
an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined
What is oxymoron?
the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
giving human qualities or characteristics to nonhuman objects or creatures
What is personification?
non-poetry
What is prose?
an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth
What is paradox?
the main character of the plot who is usually considered the hero or positive individual
What is protagonist?
a humorous imitation of a serious work
What is parody?
a narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters
What is omniscient narrator?