That Romeo, He's a CHARACTER!
The Thick PLOTtens!
The Writer's Toolbox
Don't take that TONE with me!
POETRY, Poetry, wherefore art thou TERMS?
100
when the reader receives information about the character through author narration
What is the direct characterization?
100
the time in the text when the Who, What, How and When are reveled.
What is the exposition?
100
Two unlike things are compared to each other NOT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
100
the written attitude of a writer about the subject
What is tone?
100
a poem that consists of 14 lines, that has specific rhythm and rhyme scheme?
What is a sonnet?
200
a character that changes throughout the text
What is a dynamic character?
200
when the details of a future event are given in the course of the story
What is foreshadowing?
200
a series of words that begin with the same sound. This is often used to highlight diction and tone.
What is alliteration?
200
words that evoke certain feelings in the reader.
What is mood?
200
the long and short patterns or beats in a line of poetry.
What is rhythm?
300
two characters that are opposites to highlight traits of the other
What is character foils?
300
the opening of the story that sets details, and may have foreshadowing.
What is the prologue?
300
a figure of speech in which the words used are different from their intended meaning
What is irony?
300
the authors choice in words, often helps us find the tone.
What is diction?
300
two lines that have end rhyme. This can be found at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet.
What is a couplet?
400
a character that remains unchanged throughout the text?
What is a static character?
400
the central problem introduced in the text. This occurs between two opposing forces.
What is conflict?
400
when the audience knows something about the plot that the characters don't.
What is dramatic irony?
400
repeated metaphors that may lead to a larger understanding of the text.
What is motif?
400
a rhythm that contains feet that are unstressed-stressed
What is an Iambic rhythm?
500
the process in which we receive information about a character through their speech, actions, and appearance.
What is indirect characterization?
500
a unforeseen problem with the original plot, a twist in the story
What is a plot complication.
500
the over arching message from the author, the central idea that the reader should take away.
What is THEME!
500
auditory, visual, haptic, olfactory ___ that help us find the tone.
What are senses?
500
the style of rhythm that Shakespeare most often used in his dramas and sonnets. THe feet are unstressed/stressed and there are 5 feet in a line.
What is Iambic pentameter?
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