Show:
"The Chrysalids"
What is the feature?
What is the definition?
Identify the feature.
Odds & Ends
100
Why is Sophie a "deviation"?
She has six toes.
100
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
100
Character Foils
Two characters who contrast (are opposite) in an important way. They are often used to show two sides of one issue.
100
The teacher taught with the textbook on Tuesdays.
Alliteration
100
What are two types of conflict?
Character vs Character, Character vs Self, Character vs Society, Character vs Fate, Character vs Paranormal, Character vs Nature.
200
What are the only two books that survived "tribulation"?
The Bible and Repentances.
200
An indication of events that are to come; hints of forthcoming events.
Foreshadowing
200
Allusion
When a writer makes reference to a famous person, place or event.
200
The slinky fell down, down, down the stairs.
Repetition
200
What is another name for the hero and villain of stories?
Protagonist and Antagonist
300
What is dystopia?
An imaginary futuristic vision where the world has gone terrible wrong.
300
When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.
Personification
300
Rising Action
An increase in uncertainty or tension due to the conflict facing the protagonist.
300
Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit perfectly.
Allusion
300
What are the four humours?
Phlegmatic, sanguine, choleric, melancholic.
400
What is utopia?
An imaginary vision of the world where things are perfect.
400
A direct comparison between two things.
Metaphor
400
Stanza
The equivalent of a paragraph, except for a poem.
400
You could hear the pitter-patter of little feet on the stairs.
Onomatopoeia
400
What does SEEC stand for?
Statement, example, explanation, conclusion.
500
What is an allegory?
A poem, play, picture, novel, etc. in which the apparent meaning of the charactes and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning. This is usually intended to make a comment, or offer a critique about a society and particular ideas it holds, especially politics, economics or religion.
500
When the words of actions of a character in a play carry a meaning unknown to himself but understood by the audience.
Dramatic Irony
500
Paradox
A statement that seems contradictory or absurd- yet, it is true. Paradox is used to provide emphasis.
500
Mercutio's Queen Mab Speech.
Soliloquoy, allusion.
500
What is the "Great Chain of Being"?
A strict, religious hierarchical structure of all matter and life, believed to have been decreed by God. The chain starts from God and progresses downward to angels, demons, stars, moon, kings, princes, nobles, men, wild animals, domesticated animals, trees, other plants, precious stones, precious metals, and other minerals.