When a character says one thing, but they mean something else
What is verbal irony?
The point of greatest tension, when the conflict eases
What is the climax?
A type of poem with 14 lines
The writer’s position or viewpoint on an issue
What is a claim?
A description word (blue, funny, tall)
What is an adjective?
The contrast between what the reader expects and what actually happens
What is situational irony
This part of the plot introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
What is the exposition?
In poetry, rhyme schemes are marked with these symbols
What are letters?
The facts, statistics, quotations, examples or expert opinions used to support the author’s point
What is evidence?
This genre usually has message about the effects or consequences of technology
Science fiction
When the reader knows something that the character does not know
What is dramatic irony?
In this part of the plot, the effects of the climax become clear
What is the falling action?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
A visual representation of information, such as a pie chart, bar graph, or diagram
What is a graphic feature?
Where the story takes place
What is the setting?
All irony has this in common
What is contrast?
The final outcome of the plot
What is the resolution?
In poetry, meter is marked with these symbols
What are straight and curved lines?
The main points the author wants to communicate to the readers
What are central ideas?
What is the theme?
This type of irony is also known as sarcasm
What is verbal Irony?
In this part of the plot, the main characters try to solve the problem, even while complications are introduced
What is the rising action?
The way a poem is laid out on the page
The definition of a word given at the bottom of the page
The problem the characters are trying to solve
What is the conflict?