Isn't it ironic?
What a character!
Literary Luminary
Crafting Compositions
Write on!
100

Antony calls Brutus and the conspirators "honorable men" in his funeral speech.

What is verbal irony?

100
This is when you have to make inferences about a character.

What is indirect characterization?

100

When a problem exists within a character, it is called this.

What is internal conflict?

100

In a works cited page, this is how you should write a book title.

What is in italics?

100

This is used to move the reader from one idea to the next.

What is a transition?

200

Caesar has grown suspicious lately, and as he heads to the Capitol, he asks his senators to be near him today.

What is dramatic irony?

200

This is a character who changes as a result of the story's action.

What is dynamic?

200

When a story uses pronouns such as "I" and "me" you know that it is told from this narration style.

What is first person point of view?

200

When using an in-text citation, this is where the period goes.

What is after the citation?

200

Putting a quote in a paper? Don't forget to do this!

What is internalize it?

300

Cassius kills himself with the same sword that he used to kill Caesar.

What is situational irony?

300

This is a character with many personality traits.

What is round?

300

This is the part of the plot where you learn about the story's setting and meet some of the characters.

What is exposition?

300

These are rules for good commentary.

What are: 1. 2 sentences. 2. No "TST?"

300
Quotation, statistic, and anecdote are all types of these.

What are attention getters?

400

Cassius thinks Titinius was captured, so he kills himself; however, Titinius was surrounded by friendly troops.

What is situational irony?

400

This is a character who does not change as a result of the story.

What is static?

400

When the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters, but the narrator is not a character in the story.

What is third person omniscient point of view?

400

These are two things a closing sentence must do.

What are 1. restate the topic 2. add a new insight?

400

This analyzes an idea and connects it to the thesis.

What is commentary?

500

Brutus tells the plebeians that they "should stay here with Antony . . . and not a man depart . . . till Antony have spoke."

What is dramatic irony?

500

This is a character who has few personality traits.

What is flat?

500

This means that a statement is open to interpretation.

What is ambiguity?

500

These are the three steps to formatting a works cited page.

What are: 1. alphabetical order 2. double spaced 3. hanging indent?

500

This is the term to describe the final sentence(s) in a conclusion.

What is related insight?