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time and place of when a story takes place
What is a setting?
The perspective (visual, interpretive, bias, etc) a text takes when presenting its plot and narrative.
What is point of view?
His eyes were as blue as the ocean.
What is simile?
the sequence of events in the story
What is a plot?
When a text references, incorporates, or responds to an earlier piece (including literature, art, music, film, event, etc).
What is allusion?
a struggle or problem in the story that the main character faces
What is a conflict?
Spoken exchanges between characters in a dramatic or literary work, usually between two or more speakers.
What is dialogue?
She is a walking dictionary
What is a metaphor?
a type of irony where something happens that we wouldn't expect to happen
What is a situational irony?
the highest point of the story
What is climax?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is onomatopoeia?
The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work
What is mood?
The island/jungle in "The Most Dangerous Game" represents Zaroff's mind, which is uncivilized and animalistic.
The window in "The Story of an hour" represents Mrs. Mallard's freedom.
What is symbolism?
a type of irony where what is said is different than what is meant. Sarcasm.
What is a Verbal Irony?
A category of literature. For instance, comedy, mystery, tragedy, satire, elegy, romance, and epic.
What is genre?
giving non-human objects human characteristics
What is personification?
A character or characters in a text with whom the protagonist opposes.
What is antagonist?
Sally Sells Seashells by the seashore
What is alliteration?
the mood of The Most Dangerous game is...
suspense
a form of language spoken by people in a particular region.
What is dialect?
using visually descriptive or figurative language to create a mental image.
What is imagery?
The primary character in a text, often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify
What is protagonist?
The ending of "The Necklace" is an example of what?
What is Situational Irony
When Whitney points out the island, he explains to Rainsford that "sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--." this is an example of what literary element?
What is foreshadowing?
the main message of the story
What is theme?