Definitions 1
Definitions 2
Definitions 3
Examples 1
Examples 2
100
Something that stands for something besides itself
What is symbol
100
Where the problem is solved
What is climax
100
A story is told by someone who is not a part of the story (They, them, he she)
What is 3rd person point of view
100
Life is a Journey That noise is music to my ears
What is metaphor
100
"Why does a boy who's fast as a jet take all day and sometimes two to get to school?"
What is irony
200
When something happens that you aren't expecting
What is irony
200
A character tells the story using words like I, me, and my
What is 1st person point of view
200
The problem (man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature)
What is conflict
200
The ant moved as fast as a cheetah
What is simile
200
The victims in horror movies never see it coming
What is dramatic irony
300
Comparing two things without using like or as (Juliet is the sun)
What is metaphor
300
An exaggeration (I shattered my ankle, when really it is just a sprain)
What is hyperbole
300
When the audience knows something the characters don't
What is dramatic irony
300
I had to wait forever for you to get here
What is hyperbole
300
"Go ask his name-if he is be married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed." (said by Juliet who, indeed, later dies when she can't be with Romeo)
What is foreshadowing
400
Pairing opposites to describe something (See question 32)
What is oxymoron
400
A comparison of two unlike things using words like or as (The ant moved as fast as a cheetah)
What is simile
400
Giving things human qualities (The wind howled)
What is personification
400
The sky wept. The breeze whispered through the trees.
What is personification
400
"Dove feathered raven! Wolvish ravening lamb." Awfully good; icy hot
What is oxymoron
500
A line or an event that gives a clue about what is going to happen later
What is foreshadowing
500
The funny misuse of a word (Endite instead of invite)
What is malapropism
500
A word or phrase which has two meaning
What is pun
500
"If you be he sir, I desire a confidence with you." (The nurse means a conference.) "She'll endite him to supper." (Instead of invite)
What is malapropism
500
Two peanuts walked into a bar. One was a salted. I fired my masseuse today. She just rubbed me the wrong way.
What is pun
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