Figurative Language
An example of this device would be; "She is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is a metaphor?
The judge removed herself from the case; she knew the victim and could not be impartial in her judgements.
To be neutral or to operate outside of bias
The central idea or message of a text.
What is theme?
The other class that Rempel teaches this semester
What is Theatre Production
An example of this device would be; "This day is lasting forever!"
What is hyperbole?
A narrative voice that uses the pronouns "I" and "Me"
What is first person point of view?
Darius invited me to go skiing with his family, but his sister’s rude behavior nullified his kind invitation.
To make something irrelevant, or to cancel something out
In a poem, this is what we would call a 'paragraph'.
What is a stanza?
This is where Rempel's Alma Mater
What is the University of Alberta
A common saying or phrase specific to one language or culture.
What is an idiom?
The subconcious position of the author that sometimes comes across in their writings
What is bias?
Mr. Darcy made a fervent declaration of his love for Elizabeth when he asked her to marry him.
What is a passionate intensity?
When an author uses a line from another piece of writing and cites it.
What is a quote?
This is the last day that Rempel is accepting late assignments
What is January 16th?
An example of this device would be; "An educated guess."
What is an oxymoron?
A narrative voice that uses "he/she/they" and knows what all characters are thinking and feeling
What is third person omniscient point of view?
When the team captain missed school with a broken arm, Lilly usurped her position and took over the team!
To overtake someone's position either by force or necessity
Text in a play that is written in italics; it can describe movement, emotion, or technical elements.
What is paratext?
How long Rempel has worked at Hunting Hills
What is 4 years?
When, in a story, the reader knows more than the characters in the text.
What is dramatic irony?
When a character telling the story may not have an unbiased point of view, or sometimes tells lies.
What is an unreliable narrator?
At their 20-year high school reunion, the football players reminisced about their state championship game.
To look back fondly upon, to recall memories
You can put a semi-colon or colon to combine these in a sentence.
What is a clause?
These are the names of Rempel's pet rabbits
What are Jim and Boba?