The part of the plot that gives background information about the characters, setting, and introduces the conflict.
What is exposition?
100
The reader knows very little about this type of character.
What is flat?
100
What is the rhyme scheme of the following?
Let it go, let it go.
And I'll rise like the break of dawn.
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand, in the light of day.
Let the storm rage on!
The cold never bothered me anyway...
What is a,b,a,b,c,b,c
100
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
200
They fought like cats and dogs
What is simile?
200
A type of conflict in which the main character is fighting with his/her own thoughts and feelings.
What is man vs. man (man vs.self)?
200
This character changes during the plot of the story.
What is dynamic?
200
This type of point of view:
"I think PASS review is great!" thought Amanda. However, Mary couldn't disagree more.
What is third person omniscient?
200
The word below that has the most negative connotation that can be placed in the following sentence.
My brother never cleans his room; he is so _______.
relaxed----lazy---inactive---sluggish
What is lazy?
300
You are a ray of sunshine.
What is metaphor?
300
Typically called the turning point of the story. It's the highest part of the action when the main character comes face to face with the conflict.
What is climax?
300
The reader is given a lot of information about the thoughts, feelings, actions, and mannerisms of this type of character.
What is round?
300
Point of view:
Missy whipped her head around and hissed at Michael, "If you don't stop kicking my chair, I'm going to put gum in your hair!" She then crossed her arms and glared at him with her icy green eyes.
What is third person limited?
400
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
What is hyperbole?
400
The part of the story when all of the problems are solved and any loose ends are tied up.
What is resolution?
400
This type of character stays true to themselves throughout the story.
What is static?
400
Propaganda:
In a T- mobile commercial they a flash mob starts dancing in an airport. It starts out with just a few random people and then more and more people join in. During this scene everyone pulled out there phones and started to take pictures and videos.
What is bandwagon?
400
A word or phrase that can be used to replace one that is more unpleasant.
For example, instead of saying your mom got fired from her job, you would say that she got let go from her job.
What is euphemism?
500
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The part of the story where everything begins to go back to normal after the conflict is overcome.
What is falling action?
500
The central person in a story, who is often referred to as the story's main character. He or she (or they) is faced with a conflict that must be resolved.
What is protagonist?
500
Propaganda:
A Macy's commercial shows Jessica Simpson shopping for shoes and Jennifer Lopez sampling some perfume.
What is testimonial?
500
A phrase like "in the same boat" or "out of the blue"