Tell Me a Story
What is Plot?
The sequence of events in a narrative. The action that makes up the story (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution).
This refers to how the parts of a literary work (novels, plays, poems, and narratives) are organized and arranged...
What is structure?
Character Development is...
What is the way a character changes throughout a work?
The use of words in an imaginative and non-literal sense. Language that is not meant to be taken LITERALLY is called...
What is Figurative Language
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What is it called when an author chooses specific words for a specific purpose. (Meaningful word choice)
Diction
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Writing that intends to make clear or explain something that otherwise may be difficult to understand. It also refers to the beginning of a short story when settings and characters are exposed is called....
What is Exposition?
Every sentence has a structure, this structure is called...
What is Syntax?
What is the difference between static characters and dynamic characters (define both)
A static character does not change or develop throughout a passage, but a dynamic character does and usually undergoes a change of heart or perspective.
Give an example of a metaphor...
Any answer that provides an accurate example is acceptable
Example: He is a lion on the football field.
What is Symbolism?
When an object represents a greater meaning. The representation of ideas or things by symbols (something that stands for something else)
What is a character?
A person or animal in a story.
The below is an example of...
"Ms. Donahue standing next to "Shaq" to highlight their height differences"
Juxtaposition: Positioning of ideas for effect.
The creation of believable characters (indirect and direct characterization) through the character's thoughts, feelings, actions, words, experiences, etc. is known as...
What is Characterization:
Define Simile...
Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as"
Example: He is as angry as a lion on the football field.
The sentence, "The soft purple cat was meowing loudly, and it sounded like a lion had broken into my house." is an example of...
Imagery: Details create a picture for the reader. The use of description/figurative language to create vivid images or word pictures (smell, taste, touch, sound, sight)
The message, repeated lesson... main idea that an author conveys, or a universal idea is called?
What is a theme?
Give an example of an end End Rhyme
Any valid answer that has the repetition of a sound at the end of lines or verses will be accepted.
The conversation in fiction or drama is known as...
Dialogue
"I was so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of a ...
Hyperbole: An overstatement or stretching of the truth.
A story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea or a generalization about life (often have a strong message or moral) is also known as an...
Allegory
What is a setting?
The TIME and PLACE of a story or poem.
(You must have time AND place in your answer for this to be correct)
What refers to the suggestion of events to come. (HINTS)
Foreshadowing
Superman's alter ego Clark Kent is a perfect example of...
Foil characters
Foil: A character who serves as a contrast to another character in a literary work. Characters who are opposites.
"The sun smiled down on the village." is an example of...
Personification: Giving human attributes to non-humans.
What is the difference between Tone and Mood? Define both.
Mood: The feelings of the characters and the feelings of the reader. The atmosphere or feeling of a literary work. (How the reader feels while reading)
Tone: Feelings of the author about the subject matter. The attitude or viewpoint that an author shows toward his or her subject. (How the writer feels while writing)