Irony
Figurative Language
Elements of a Short Story
Elements of a Short Story 2
100
What type of irony is this? You don't like someones haircut but you say "I love your hair!"
Verbal Irony
100
What figurative language is being used? I drank tons of water.
hyperbole
100
What element is the "background information" of a short story?
exposition
100
What is a story told from the "I" point of view?
first person
200
What type of irony is this? A statue that represents freedom with the word "freedom" engraved on it is securely caged.
Situational irony
200
What figurative language is being used? He screams like a whistle.
simile
200
What element is the "wrap up" of a short story?
resolution
200
What is a character that does not change in the course of the story?
flat character
300
What type of irony is this? You're watching a movie and you know more than the main character.
Dramatic irony
300
What figurative language is being used? buzz, click
onomatopoeia
300
What element is the "set of actions bringing the story to an end"?
falling action
300
What element is the "author's attitude to the subject of his/her writing"?
tone
400
What type of irony is this? A dry cleaner shrinks his sweater.
Situational irony
400
**Daily Double** What figurative language is being used? The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
metaphor
400
What element is the "the high point of the story when the conflict is resolved"?
climax
400
What is the "hero" of a story called?
protagonist
500
Give me the definition for situational irony.
An occasion in which the outcome is significantly different from what was expected. The last thing you would have ever expected.
500
What figurative language is being used? The wind howled.
Personification
500
What element is the "plot in the story that builds to the climax"?
rising action
500
What element is "Don't judge a book by it's covers"?
theme