Prose
A character whose main function is to convey critical information about the protagonist.
What is a foil?
A poem that consists of one stanza made up of three lines with the syllable pattern 5-7-5.
What is a haiku?
A speech in which a character is alone in the setting and sharing his or her thoughts aloud.
What is a soliloquy?
When there is a hidden unseen danger that is ignored by the character(s).
What is a Trojan Horse allusion?
A three-novel, six book, epic quest that portrays alliances among different races to conquer an ancient evil by casting temptation into the fire.
What is The Lord of the Rings?
When the opposite of the expected ending occurs in a novel.
What is a twisted ending?
When only denotative meanings are considered in forming a poetic interpretation.
What is literal meaning?
One idea is immediately followed by its opposite to create dramatic meaning.
What is juxtaposition?
When a protagonist must complete a series of impossible tasks to absolve themselves of guilt.
What is an allusion to the Twelve Labors of Hercules?
A Russian epic novel, that is a fictional chronicle of Napoleon's invasion.
What is War and Peace?
Conversation between and among characters in prose.
What is dialog?
When only connotative meanings are considered in interpretation of a poem.
What is figurative meaning?
When contrasting terms are combined to create a new meaning.
What is an oxymoronism?
When a weaker character overcomes a character of superior strength/skill.
What is an allusion to David and Goliath?
A metaphorical novel that portrays a delusional man who believes windmills are dragons.
What is Don Quixote
A style of writing that contains elements that do not conform to the physical or natural limitations of Earth.
What is fantasy?
A style of poem that describes a simple or rural image.
What is pastoral?
A figure of stress that repeats the same word multiple times within the same line.
What is ploce?
When the setting contains imagery in sets or groups of 3.
What is an allusion to the Crucifixion?
A novel in which the author portrays a man of color navigating life in America.
What is Invisible Man?
A style of writing that contains plausible forms of future technology.
What is science fiction?
A poem that conveys a brief statement of opinion or basic truth.
What is an aphorism?
A form of comedic word play where a similar-sounding word is mistakenly used instead of the actual word.
What is a malapropism?
When an epic journey includes nine different locations/settings for the protagonist to traverse.
What is an allusion to Yggdrasil (the World Tree)?
A novel that follows the exploits of an illiterate boy who attempts to help an enslaved man down the Mississippi River to freedom.
What is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?