Literary Elements
Irony
Vocab
Literary Elements 2
IXL Skills
100

What is theme? 

The message, lesson, or moral of a story. 

100

What is dramatic irony?

We know something the characters don't.
100

What does "probable" mean? 

Likely to be the case or to happen.

100

Tone is how the ____ talks about the topic. 

Author. 

100

When would you "prejudge" a situation? 

Before you have all the information. 

200

What does suspense mean?

When we don't know something, we wonder what is going to happen, we are on the edge of our seats. 

200

What is verbal irony?

Saying something you don't mean; sarcasm. 
200

What does "strategy" mean?

A plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal.

200

What is it called when a story doesn't have a "complete" ending? (Lady, or the Tiger?)

Cliff-hanger

200

"Your mama lied to you, and so did I... We did so," he explained, "to help you to be brave, because we love you."

Which theme goes with the quote: 

a. Sometimes it is safer not to stand out. 

b. It can be easier not to know the whole truth. 

c. A true friend is a loyal friend. 

b. It can be easier not to know the whole truth. 
300

What is the central idea of a text?

What happens in a story, what the story is mainly about. 

300

What is situational irony?

Something unexpected.

300

What does "romantic" mean?

Relating to love or a sense of idealized beauty.

300

Inferencing involves what kind of information? 

Directly stated OR implied 

Implied. 

300

What are the two things that go in an in text citation? 

Author's last name and page number. 

400

If an article explains how recycling benefits the environment, what is the central idea?

Recycling is good for the environment. 

400

The following is which kind of irony: 

A firetruck catches on fire.


Situational

400

What does "picturesque" mean?

Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style. 

400

What does it mean if something is "subjective"? 

Based on opinion. 

400

Write an in text citation:

Most visitors to Denali National Park come during the very popular summer season ________. 

Source: "Denali" by Tom Clynes, page 66. 

(Clynes 66)

500

"Button, Button" explored themes of what? Choose the best answer.

a. Morality 

b. Betrayal

c. Greed

d. Love

c. Greed

500

Which kind of irony does the author of "Lamb to the Slaughter" use to create suspense? 

Dramatic.

500

What does "ecology" mean?

The branch of biology that deals with the interactions of organisms with their environment.

500

Inferencing is when we add what two things? 

What we know and what the text says.

500

"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us... uprooting the evil in the fields that we know." 

Which theme goes with the quote? 

a. Solve the problem in front of you. 

b. It is important to carry on even in the face of obstacles. 

c. Help can come from unexpected places. 

a. Solve the problem in front of you.

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