The Ironies
Symbolic Syntax and Grammar (SSG)
Basic Plot Terms
Aristotelian Mapping
Hodgepodge/Misc.
100
This dialogue shows Heidi using _____ irony, or _______.
Hey, I know. You can go around today and ask the other kids to sign your cast, how about that? That would be the perfect icebreaker, wouldn’t it?
Perfect.
I'm proud of you already.
Oh… Good.(add to quiz?)
What is verbal; sarcasm?
100
"Okay, but see, that's not true actually. You have to talk to the delivery person when they come to the door. Then they have to make change. You have to stand there while it's silent and they're counting the change and…" (This, and many passages in the play, use/end with *this* punctuation device.
What is an ellipsis?
*First Hand Bonus* The ellipsis is used in DEH to frequently show ______ thoughts and/or ____ communication skills.
100
In the image below, what part of the plot pyramid would be the part of the play where we first meet Evan and establish he and others are in high school?
What is exposition?
100
We might say that Evan's purpose, or _____, was to not only help the Murphy's and himself, but all of those who felt invisible and unheard, like he and many others.
What is motivation?
100
Cynthia saying Connor was a complicated person might place her in this initial phase of the grieving process.
What is denial?
200
When Evan says, "I love you" to Zoe in "If I Could Tell Her," we (as readers) know his feelings for her, but she assumes Evan is singing from Connor's perspective, though we know differently. This is *this* type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
200
Z: Did he say anything else?
E: A-about you?
In this dialogue, Evan's line uses a h_____ to show he is s________.
What is a hyphen; stuttering/stammering?
200
What part of the plot model would be the moment Connor takes Evan's letter and then commits suicide and becomes the driving force for Evan's lie?
What is the inciting incident?
200
The dialgoue below, among other moments, shows that in Act II, people are questioning Evan's honesty. This would be part of the play's increasing conflict, or r____ a_____.
E: I don't care about any of that. I don't care if people at school know who I am. All I wanted was to help the Mu--
J: Help the Murphys. Yeah. I know. You keep saying that.
What is rising action?
First-Hand Bonus: This moment is an example of conflict between two people, or i________ conflict.
200
Cynthia offering Connor's tie and Larry, Connor's baseball glove to Evan may indicate that at these respective moments, they are in *this* third stage of grieving.
What is bargaining?
First-Hand Bonus: True/False: The five stages of grieving always move linearly, from #1 to 2, etc.
300
Alana saying she and Connor were close friends after she said she wasn't sure she knew him is *this* type of irony (something unexpected, but still making sense/being logical)
What is situational irony?
First Hand Bonus: It makes sense Alana embellishes on her relationship with Connor, because like so many others, she feels invisible, or a____________. This is kept to herself as part of her i__________ p_______>
300
J: What are you going to tell them?
E: I mean--the truth.
This dialogue above uses which punctuation mark to show hesitation in speech?
What is an em-dash?
300
Evan revealing the truth is the play's turning point, or *this* moment.
What is the climax?
300
This moment of reversal near the climax/crisis moment is when the truth finally comes out, "reversing the good" Evan's lie had done.
What is the moment of peripety (peripatetic moment)?
300
Based on Larry selling cards from the Baltimore Orioles and this flag appearing on stage in the movie version of the play, we can infer the play takes place in *this* state.
What is Maryland?
400
When Mr. Barbero asks questions about events and ideas in the play, and he already knows the answers, he is employing *this* kind of irony, allowing students to discover their own answers.
What is Socratic irony?
400
The name of the song "For Forever" uses *this* repetition device where the first sound of the word is repeated?
What is alliteration?
400
Evan is known to try to read Connor's ten favorite books in the aftermath of his ended relationship with Zoe. This moment best fits which part of the plot model?
What is the falling action?
*First-Hand Bonus*: What French word is synonymous (occurs in the same time) as the falling action and literally/roughly translates to the "untying" of the conflict?
400
We might call Cynthia and the Murphy's realization about the truth this "e" word.
What is an epiphany?
400
The play's theme and its central song (*these* four words) suggest that people who are "invisible" still matter.
What is "You will be found?"
500
Evan's inability to tell the truth brings about the end of his relationship with Zoe and his bond with the Murphy's. If we consider this a kind of "failure," we might call this *this* kind of irony.
What is tragic irony?
500
When Alana characterizes (describes) the Connor Project as, "pretty incredible" she is using the a______ "pretty" to describe the a_____________ "incredible."
What is adverb; adjective?
500
This part of the model is often implied, but in the movie version, we know Evan seeks out Connor's past therapy class members to learn/help others learn about who Connor truly was.
What is the resolution?
500
If we are to consider the play as an Aristotelian tragedy, the play needs to center on p_____ and f____ for what happens to the characters and their ability to l_____ from c______________.
What are pity, fear, learn, catastrophes?
*First-Hand Bonus: Heidi's song "Good For You" involves a lot of pent emotions being released in a moment of *this*
500
Near the end of Act II, the Murphy's become a victim of *this* kind of bullying.
What is cyberbullying?