this is the definition for the term methods of characterization
What are the ways an author reveals or develops a character for the reader?
100
this is the definition of onamatapoeia
What is a stylistic device where the sound of a spoken word reflects its meaning?
100
the stylistic device where two unlike things are indriectly compared by using the words like, as, than
What is simile?
100
this is the definition of sentence fragment
What is the term for an incomplete sentence which has been punctuated as though it is a complete sentence?
200
these are six types of possible story conflict
What are person versus self, person versus person, person versus nature, person versus fate, person versus society, person versus technology, (person versus supernatural)?
200
these are four methods of characterization
What are what the character says (speech), what the character does (actions), what the character thinks (thoughts), what another character says about a character, (what the narrator states about a character)?
200
this is the definition of oxymoron
What is a term for two words next to each other which have contradictory meanings?
200
"He was more unpredictable than a wild beast" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is a simile?
200
"The traffic was terrible" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is alliteration?
300
this is the place in a story's plot where the conflict is at its most intense
What is climax/crisis?
300
this is the point-of-view where what a character thinks and what the narrator tells about a character can be the same thing
What is first person point-of-view?
300
these are two examples of oxymorons
What are light lead, cold fire, jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, bitter sweet, etc.
300
"The tiger rustled in the bushes" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is onamatapoeia?
300
"Jealousy consumed her" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is personification?
400
these are the parts of a story's plot where the main conflict is over
What are the falling action and conclusion?
400
an example of this method of characterization is "'She is so mean,' said Sally."
What is what a character says about another character?
400
this is a synonym for verbal irony
What is sarcasm?
400
"His heart exploded with love" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is hyperbole? (also metaphor)
400
"I was blinded by love" is an example of this stylistic device.
What is personification? (possibly metaphor)
500
this is the name of the story we studied with the stongest, longest internal conflict
What is "Just Lather" ?
500
this is the point of view for a story where what a minor character thinks is NOT a possible method of characterization
What is third person limited point of view?
500
this is the definition of dramatic irony
What is a type of irony where the audience/reader knows more than at least one of the characters knows?
500
"Cinderella-like she skipped down the stairs" is an example of both of these stylistic devices.
What are simile (allusion), and alliteration?
500
"He hated her with every flawed fiber of his being" is an example which contains both of these stylistic devices.