An underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. It is not a subject, it often involves a moral lesson, commentary or opinion that the author wishes to convey to the reader or audience.
Define the "theme" of a story, poem or play.
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Anagonist
What is the literary term for the "bad guy?" The character that usually stands in opposition to the protagonist.
100
Is the term used to describe words that have meaning conveyed through their sound or phonics.
What is Onomatopoeia?
100
When the audience knows something the actors in a play do not know.
What is dramatic irony.
100
are examples of novels written from the protagonist's point of view.
Bothe Cather in the Rye and The Kite Runner
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Rising Action
The sequence of events in a poem, play or novel that comes after the revelation of conflict, and leads up to the climax of the story.
200
Dialogue helps with this.
How can we reveal information about characters without using descriptions?
200
Is the word used to describe a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile.
200
A form of literary exaggeration used to make a point.
For example - Nothing can stop these guys.
My mom is going to kill me.
She can have any boy that she wants.
What is hyperbole?
200
has a story teller that tells someone else's story.
A third person narrative...
300
in the chapter that describes the liberation of Sohrab after a confrontation between Amir and Assef.
The climax of the novel "The Kite Runner," takes place at what point in the novel?
300
Static Character.
What do we call a character that does not change or evolve during throughout a story or play.
300
The grey-eyed morn(ing) smiles on the frowning night,
Checking the easter clouds with streaks of light;
And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels...
What is it, who said it...
Provide an example of personification - From Romeo and Juliet - Act II, Scene 3 - Friar Lawrence
300
Denouement
What is another commonly used word for "resolution?"
300
A narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story.
What is an omniscient narrator?
400
Towards the end of the novel Amir takes Sohrab to a picnic and Kite Flying day; Sohrab appears to enjoy himself. There is a glimpse of a smile, and an indication that he may one day talk again.
Describe the resolution of "The Kite Runner?"
400
A round character.
How do we describe a character that is multi-dimentional, complex and perhaps contradictory.
400
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
400
depression, shyness, anxiety. Holden Caulfield
Provide three example of internal conflict, name a literary character that has an internal conflict.
400
Sarcasm, humor, irony, negative, positive.
Some recognisable types of "tone."
500
An introduction to the main protagonist, a setting, a conflict and a hook.
What are the common elements writers use in the introduction of a narrative story.
500
Amir and Holden are these types of characters, they can be described either way.
Provide examples of protagonists that are also developing characters.
500
"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;"
Give an example of Anaphora.
500
is when a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. In so doing they convey additional information or provide an example. An example would be a reference to Hercules, Romeo and Juliet or Judas.
What is a literary allusion?
500
is one example - “Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” From Romeo and Juliet -when Juliet asks the Nurse to find out Romeo's name.