Point of View
Type of Irony
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Persuasive techniques
100
On the first day of school, Victor stood in line half an hour before he came to a wobbly card table. He was handed a packet of papers and a computer card on which he listed his one elective, French. He had wanted to learn Spanish, so he was disappointed.
What is third person limited?
100
A family spends a lot of time and money planning an elaborate surprise birthday party for their mother to show her how much they care. But it turns out, her birthday is next month, and none of them knew the correct date. She ends up angry that no one cares enough to remember her birthday.
What is situational irony?
100
Her head was spinning from all the new information. (personification, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole)
What is hyperbole?
100
"The soul selects her own society." (simile, allusion, apostrophe, alliteration)
What is alliteration?
100
"Just do it" (Nike) (Bandwagon, Slogan, Gimmick, Testimonial)
What is a slogan?
200
The girls were talking about going out to eat this weekend. Hannah wanted to go eat Chinese, but Yasmin wanted pizza. Elizabeth, who was always difficult, definitely wanted a cheeseburger. So Jackie suggested that they go to several places and have a buffet at home.
What is third person omniscient?
200
Friar Laurence sends a messenger to tell Romeo about Juliet’s plan to drug herself into deathlike coma. We watch in horror as the messenger fails to deliver this vital piece of information. And though we know that Juliet is not really dead, we see Romeo poison himself because he cannot live without her. (Romeo and Juliet)
What is dramatic irony?
200
Love is a sad and lonely flower.
What is a metaphor?
200
"I was helpless. I did not know what in the world to do. I was quaking from head to foot and could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far."
What is hyperbole?
200
If you buy a car, then you get a free season pass to Lake Lanier Islands. (slogan, gimmick, bandwagon, appeal to authority)
What is a gimmick?
300
“I gazed–and gazed–but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought.”
What is first person?
300
“Oh great! Now you have broken my new camera.”
What is verbal irony?
300
"Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. There was no one there."
What is personification?
300
"Death, you cannot kill me!" (hyperbole, simile, apostrophe, alliteration)
What is apostrophe?
300
"Everybody is buying the new Galaxy S5; you need to get yours TODAY!!!"
What is bandwagon?
400
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village. She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease. At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
400
You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel and the next thing you know, you slipped too.
What is situational irony?
400
"Life is like an onion; you peel it off one leyer at a time, and sometimes you weep."
What is a simile?
400
"The eyes are the windows to the soul."
What is a metaphor?
400
"I've been using the Dyson vacuum cleaner for 10 years, and I've never been happier or had cleaner carpets!" (a housewife in Atlanta)
What is a testimonial?
500
As Sally entered the abandoned house, she heard noises coming from the basement. Just then, a bunch of bats flew out of the fireplace. She turned and ran out.
What is third person objective?
500
In Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan but he is planning Duncan's murder. Duncan doesn't know Macbeth's plans but the audience knows what is going to happen.
What is dramatic irony?
500
He let out a loud whoop at the graduation ceremony.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
If you take his parking space, you can expect World War II all over again. (irony, simile, metaphor, allusion)
What is allusion?
500
Michael Jordan sells Air Jordan tennis shoes.
What is authority?
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