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Figures of Speech
Characters
Poetry
Grammar/Objective
Language Use
100
Where two or more contrasting ideas are used in parallel structures to emphasize their differences.
What is an antithesis?
100
The topic of death or loss.
What is elgy?
100
When the work teaches a lesson or has a teaching purpose.
What is didactic?
100
"In the nick of time" is an example of...
What is a cliche?
200
"I have read Shakespeare" means "I have read the plays in Shakespeare." This is an example of...
What is metonymy?
200
A recognizable character based on the characteristics and part in the story.
What is a stock character?
200
To celebrate something using formal language, elaborate lyric and structured.
What is an ode?
200
A quotation preceding a work or chapter designed to capture something of its theme or mood.
What is epigraph?
200
Changing "That is a very interesting idea" to "Cool idea" is an example of...
What is colloquialism?
300
And there, when Autumn days are done, White mists lie down to sleep. This is an example of..
What is personification?
300
When certain features are exaggerated for a comical effect.
What is caricature?
300
There are no lines rhymed in iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
300
Jack the Ripper is an example of...
What is epithet?
300
When you say something in a nice way instead of a mean way.
What is an euphemism?
400
Where a word describing a part of something is taken to signify the whole.
What is a synecdoche
400
An original character, image or story that is recognized by readers in a particular culture.
What is archetype?
400
There are a variety of rhythmical effects and line lengths.
What is free verse?
400
Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but actually achieving too little. This is an example of...
What is an idiomatic expression?
400
"I never tell the truth" is an example of...
What is a paradox?
500
A pointed saying, noted for its wit and brevity. It often contains some striking contrast and is frequently satirical.
What is an epigram?
500
A cowboy in a fancy restaurant downtown is an example of...
What is anachronism?
500
A work that carries a second meaning along with surface story.
What is an allegory?
500
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…” Charles Dickens work is an example of...
What is juxtaposition?