characters
If the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:
direct characterization
When the opposite of what is expected is happen in a situation.
Situational Irony
After which word should a colon be inserted?
The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice.
breakfast
What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?
It's raining very heavily.
The author's attitude toward the subject.
tone
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
indirect characterization
When the speaker says one thing but means another.
Verbal Irony
After which word should a colon be inserted?
The teacher shared one of John F. Kennedy's most famous quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
quotes
What is an idiom?
A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.
mood
Frank was a shy, quiet person.
direct characterization
When the audience knows something the character does not.
Dramatic irony
Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ___ nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air.
semi-colon
What does it really mean? "It's a piece of cake."
Something is easy.
"They plan to kill General Washington." He closed the book, set it on the floor, and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees.
what is the tone
serious
Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test, and she tugged her hair anxiously.
indirect characterization
A firehouse burns down.
Situational irony
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London ____ she is best known for her award-winning novel 'White Teeth'.
semi-colon
My friend is a pain in the neck.
My friend can be hard to get along with sometimes.
I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
angry
A character that changes over the story is called...
dynamic
Saying "Oh fantastic!" when the situation is actually very poor.
Verbal
People often say that I look like my sister; however, we don't really see a resemblance.
correct
knock it off
stop what you're doing
The overall feeling of a place.
atmosphere/mood