Figurative language
Irony
Story elements
Narrators POV
Grab bag
100
What figurative language uses a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" ?
Simile
100
What happens during dramatic irony ?
The audience knows more about something than one or more characters in the story.
100
How did Mrs. Fairchild find out her friend was the prisoner ?
The passengers told her Mr. Easton was cuffed to the wrong hand.
100
This type of narration is through the eyes of the main character speaking only about their own feelings.
1st person
100
Who was the glum-faced man in "Hearts and Hands" ?
The police officer
200
This figurative language uses the same consonant sound at the beginning of 2 or more words.
Alliteration
200
What kind of Irony needs a setting and an expectation ?
Situational Irony
200
In "The eyes have it" what were the indications that the narrator was taking the book literally ?
He would be scared as he was reading (shaking)
200
This type of narration is done from an outside narrator's point of view focusing only on the main character.
3rd person limited.
200
What is a rhetorical question ?
A question that does not need to be answered.
300
This figurative language gives hints about what will happen in the future.
Foreshadowing
300
In "The eyes have it?" what was Ironic about the narrator ? (Remember his background)
He was a scientist who did not understand figurative language.
300
What is arguably the most important element in a story that will provide you with the most background information ?
The setting.
300
This type of narration is used to include the reader as part of the story. Oftentimes speaking directly to the reader.
2nd person
300
What makes a narrator unreliable ?
Mentally ill, age, liar, biased.
400
This kind of figurative language is usually used in "sayings" in which the expression is not to be taken literally.
Idiom
400
What kind of Irony is being presented by this image ?
Situational
400
In "Hearts and Hands" how did the setting of the train, help Mrs. Fairchild find out the truth ?
The close proximity to the other passengers.
400
This type of narration is done by a narrator who is all seeing and all knowing.
3rd person omniscient
400
What is the difference between the theme of the story and the message ?
Theme is universal, message is specific to the story.
500
What type of figurative language was used the most in "The eyes have it" ?
Metaphors or Irony.
500
In "Hearts and Hands" Mrs. Fairchild had a social expectation of Mr. Easton, what kind of Irony was present when she found out he was actually the prisoner ?
Situational, she did not expect her friend of high social class to be a prisoner.
500
In "Hearts and Hands" what context clues from the plot can we rely on when we assume this story took place during the day time ?
Police officers would not travel with prisoners during the night time.
500
Name all 3, 3rd person point of views
Third person limited
Third person objective
Third person omniscient
500
What is the difference between connotation of a word, and denotation of a word ?
Connotation is the mood or feeling associated with the word.
Denotation is the actual definition.