Poetry
"A" Words
Types of Characters
"F" Words
Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes
100
Two lines of poetry that rhyme.
What is couplet.
100
Speaking to something nonhuman.
What is apostrophe.
100
The bad guy.
What is antagonist.
100
A very short tale that teaches a lesson; characters are typically animals.
What is fable.
100
meaning: the study of
What is logy.
200
A poem that tells a story.
What is narrative poem.
200
The story of a person's life written by himself or herself.
What is autobiography.
200
We know very little about this type of character.
What is flat.
200
A character who helps readers understand a main character by comparing the two characters.
What is foil.
200
meaning: difficult or ill
What is dys.
300
Lines of poetry that are without rhyme.
What is blank verse.
300
A short speech heard by audience members but not by other characters on stage.
What is aside.
300
We know a lot about this type of character.
What is round.
300
A method used to build suspense. The author provides hints at what is to come.
What is foreshadowing.
300
meaning: truth
What is ver.
400
The repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance.
400
A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.
What is allusion.
400
The type of character does not change throughout the story.
What is static.
400
A type of comedy based on a humorous situation.
What is farce.
400
meaning: human or man
What is anthrop.
500
Verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba.
What is limerick.
500
A story that teaches a moral; objects take on symbolic meaning.
What is allegory.
500
The type of character goes through a major change.
What is dynamic.
500
The events that take place after the climax.
What is falling action.
500
meaning: make or do
What is fac.
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