Literary Terms
Irony and Conflicts
POV and Characters
Plot Pyramid
Literary Terms 2
100
Representation of things or ideas by symbols.
What is Symbolism.
100
Sarcasm such as "Way to go, Einstein!"
What is verbal irony.
100
An example of this is "I went to the store to buy milk."
What is first person narration.
100
When the characters and settings of the story are introduced.
What is the exposition.
100
Examples are, buzz, boom, pow, and ring!
What is an onomatopoeia.
200
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement.
What is a hyperbole.
200
When the reader knows something that is not revealed to the character in the story.
What is dramatic irony.
200
An example of this is, "You were sitting on the bench looking so sad."
What is second person narration.
200
When the conflict of the story is resolved.
What is the resolution.
200
An example of this is Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
What is alliteration.
300
Refers to the suggestion of events to come.
What is foreshadowing.
300
When the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens. Such as if Michael Phelps was to drown in a pool.
What is situational irony.
300
This type of character does not undergo an internal change by the end of the story.
What is a static character.
300
When the story reaches the turning point.
What is the climax.
300
This is when you learn about a character through descriptions from the author.
What is direct characterization.
400
Vivid images created through words, description, and senses.
What is Imagery.
400
Name four out the six types of conflicts.
What are: character vs. character, nature, technology, society, situation, and self.
400
This character is described in-depth and is not considered to be one dimensional.
What is a round character.
400
When the conflict of the story is introduced to the reader.
What is the inciting incident.
400
The reader learns about the character through their actions and interactions.
What is indirect characterization.
500
An insertion of a scene that shows an earlier event in the story.
What is a flashback.
500
The main conflict in the story "The Gift of the Magi."
What is Della and Jim being poor.
500
Identify the differences between the three types of third person narration.
What is: Objective - Actions Only: Peeping Tom; Ominscient - Godlike: All characters thoughts, feelings, and actions; Limited - similar to first person except in the he/she/they point of view.
500
Identify all parts of the plot pyramid in order.
What is: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denounment.
500
Give an example of a simile and metaphor.
What is - student example!