long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or a hero.
What is an Epic Poem
100
Words used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning
and events that directly contradict expectations.
What are verbal irony and situational irony
100
not able to be defeated
What is invincible
100
One means abundant the other means scary
What are plenteous and eerie
100
making predictions about various aspects of a piece of literature and author's word choice along with the feeling of the reader
What are Inference, diction and mood
200
A humorous imitation of another work or of a type of work
What is a parody
200
Central idea or message that a literary work reveals that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods.
What is universal theme (theme)
200
attributing something to ownership of a person
What is account
200
bold words, part of speech, definitions, etymology, related words, can all be found in what book
What is a dictionary
200
It implies that one should live life to the fullest as no one is promised a tomorrow.
What is Carpe Diem
300
Characteristics include: intellectual playfulness, argument, paradoxes, irony, elaborate and unusual conceits, incongruity, and the rhythms of ordinary speech
What is metaphysical poetry
300
solemn and formal lyric poem about death that mourns a particular person or reflects on a serious or tragic theme.
What is an elegy
300
having rule or authority over
What is dominion
300
Writing that offers insight into the values and customs of society
What is social commentary
300
Flashbacks and foreshadowing interrupt this
What is chronological order
400
Makes extensive use of primitive, medieval, wild, mysterious, or natural elements. Usually set in gloomy castles.
What is Gothic novel
400
Comparison using like or as or than. Comparison not using like or as or than. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
What are simile, metaphor and personification
400
done without thinking of the possible consequences
What is impulsive
400
Different types of writing such as: poem, short story, newspaper article, novel, journal
What is a genre
400
simple, compound, complex, compound/complex used together create
What is sentence variety
500
Telling the life story, normally of a person of historical importance by someone else.
What is a biography
500
Tells a story and has three traditional types which include the ballad, the epic, and metrical romances
What is Narrative poem
500
In order: with, across, day, a part of, light
What are Con, Trans, Journ, Fract, Lum
500
Nouns with nouns, phrases with phrases and clauses with clauses used to express similar ideas
What is parallel structure
500
These show life as it really is, pokes fun at exaggerated social ills, a perfect society, and a dreadful society.
What are Realistic, Satirical, Dystopian, and Utopian fiction