Catagory I
Catogory II
Catogory III
Catagory IV
Category V
100
A combination of words (particular to a specific culture) that has a meaning that is different from the meaning of the individual words themselves.
What is idiom
100
The part in a story where the conflict reaches its highest point
What is a climax
100
The feeling the literary work conveys
What is mood
100
A comparision of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
100
This occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different - often the opposite of what was said
What is verbal irony
200
A universal truth in a story. The author's purpose for writting the story
What is theme
200
When a nonhuman or nonliving thing is talked about as if it were humnan or had life
What is personification
200
The time and place of the action.
What is setting
200
A play on multiple meanings of a word or two words that sound alike but have different meanings.
What is pun
200
A person, place, or thing that stands for itself and something beyond itself
What is symbol
300
The author tells us what the character is like. We do not have to make inferences.
What is direct characterization
300
A figure of speech that is used for emphasis or effect (an exaggeration)
What is a hyperbole
300
A comparision of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
300
The author's attitude toward a subject.
What is tone
300
Occurs when the reader or audience knows something important that the character does not know.
What is dramatic irony
400
When the author lets the reader know the thoughts of more than one character
What is third person omniscient
400
A combination of words or phrases that are specific to a particular culture that is different from the meaning of the individual words themselves.
What is an idiom
400
This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what was expected or approproiate
What is stiuational irony
400
When the narrator lets the reader know the feelings of one character
What is third person limited
400
The author reveals the character by describing how they look, how they feel, or by their actions. We have to make inferences about the character
What is indirect characterization
500
The part of the plot where we descover the setting, characters, and conflict
What is exposition
500
The part of the plot that leads up to the main problem of the conflict
What is an rising action
500
A figure of speech that is used for emphasis or effect (an exaggeration
What is hyperbole
500
The part of the plot where things end up.
What is the resolution
500
Name the elements in a plot
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
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