Show:
Works of Literature
Writing Techniques
Language Usage
Character Terms
Misc.Terms
100
a work of fiction that can be read in one setting
What is a short story?
100
the contrast between what is expected to happen from what actually does happen
What is irony?
100
language that conveys meaning beyond the literal meaning of the words
What is figurative language?
100
main character
What is protagonist?
100
comparison of like things
What is an analogy?
200
a work of literature that starts in turmoil yet ends happily
What is a comedy?
200
a joke that comes from a play on words
What is a pun?
200
very informal, everyday speech outside the standard version of language
What is slang?
200
a well-known character of high social position whose main qualities are those that are valuable to society
What is an epic hero?
200
figure of speech in which an exaggeration is made for emphasis or humorous effect
What is hyperbole?
300
a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character involved in significant events
What is a tragedy?
300
style of writing that uses humor-sometimes gentle, sometimes critical
What is satire?
300
a form of language as it is spoken in a certain place or among a group of people
What is dialect?
300
occurs when a character struggles within himself or herself, such as to make a decision
What is internal conflict?
300
a remark spoken in an undertone by a character that is heard by the audience, but not other characters on stage
What is aside?
400
a traditional story, usually involving magic or supernatural beings
What is a myth?
400
repetition of vowel sounds within two or more words
What is assonance?
400
word choice
What is diction?
400
the narrator is outside the story telling the story from only one of the characters point of view
What is third person point of view limited?
400
worn out comparison
What is a cliche'?
500
a long narrative poem about gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines
What is an epic?
500
a word or phrase that is used instead of a more direct but distasteful word or phrase
What is euphemism?
500
contradicting terms
What is oxymoron?
500
the narrator is outside the story telling the story from all or most of the characters’ view points
What is third person point of view omniscient?
500
a long drawn out speech made by an actor alone on stage
What is a soliloquy?