A story in which the character unravels a series of clues to solve an unexplained situation
What is a Mystery?
100
A personal record of what happens or of what one thinks or notices; similar to a diary
What is a Journal?
200
The story told by a narrator outside the action who knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters
What is Third Person Omniscient?
200
the person who opposes or competes with the protagonist or main character
What is the Antagonist?
200
"Ode to Billie Joe" or "Frankie and Johnny"? Bonus points if you explain why.
What is a Ballad?
200
the use of a word or words that look or sound alike but have different meanings, in such a way as to play on two or more of the possible applications in a humorous way
What is a Pun ?
200
The putting together of 2 contradictory words such as "bittersweet"
What is an Oxymoron?
300
a story told by a narrator outside the action who knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of some of the characters
What is Third Person Limited?
300
a situation or event that causes trouble and must be dealt with by the protagonist
What is a Problem?
300
a discrepancy/contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually exists
What is Irony?
300
the solution to the problem
What is Resolution?
300
the person or character who tells a story
What is a Narrator?
400
the arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or other unit of verse
What is Rhyme Scheme?
400
a collection of selected writing
What is Anthology?
400
the pulse beat or measured flow of a poem
What is Rhythm?
400
the Repetition of someone's exact words; used with quotation marks
What is a Quotation?
400
a story of true events
What is Narrative Nonfiction?
500
narration told fro the point of view of the main character, using words such as I, we,and our
What is first person?
500
the story of a person's own life written by that person
What is Autobiography?
500
fiction in which the setting, plot, dialogue, and characters seem real
What is Realistic Fiction?
500
an implied comparison between two unlike things; not using like or as
What is a Metaphor?
500
Exposition and complications that lead to the climax