Irony
You don't like someone's haircut but you say "I love your hair!"
Verbal Irony
I drank tons of water.
hyperbole
A character who is dull or predictable--uninteresting.
flat
The "background information" of a short story?
exposition
The perspective from which a story is told
point of view
A statue that represents freedom with the word "freedom" engraved on it is securely caged.
Situational irony
He screams like a whistle.
simile
A well-developed character with personality and depth.
round
How the story ends
resolution
The most important character in the story
protagonist
You're watching a movie and you know more than the main character.
Dramatic irony
The breeze whispered her answer.
personification
A character who does not change.
static
The "set of actions bringing the story to an end"?
falling action or denouement
The author's attitude to the subject of his/her writing
tone
A dry cleaner shrinks his sweater.
Situational irony
The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
metaphor and/or hyperbole
A character who changes over the course of the story
dynamic
The deciding moment of a story
climax
Adversity in a story
conflict
The definition for situational irony.
An occasion in which the outcome is opposite from what was expected.
The young child soon became lost.
literal--not figurative language
A well-developed character who changes over the course of the story
A round, dynamic character
The portion of the story that builds tension?
rising action
An underlying message in any text
theme