A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
100
humor or sarcasm used in literature
What is irony?
100
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
What is a simple sentence?
100
the information a writer gives at the beginning of a story
What is the exposition?
100
The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
What is poetry?
200
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
What is a simile?
200
When a reader or audience knows more about the story or the character.
What is dramatic irony?
200
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
What is a compound sentence?
200
A series of events that begin immediately after the exposition
What is rising action?
200
A 14 line poem
What is a sonnet?
300
Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen
What is situational irony?
300
A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.
What is complex sentence?
300
The main conflict of a story
What is climax?
300
A poem that doesnt rhyme
What is a free verse?
400
Figurative Language
What is the term that means 'words or phrases, the meaning of which cannot be taken literally, used for comparison, emphasis, clarity or freshness in writing.
400
when the character says one thing but means another
What is verbal irony
400
A sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
400
The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
What is falling action?
400
A poem that can be sang
What is a ballad?
500
idiom
The word that says one thing but means another.
500
A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
What is situational irony?
500
A sentence that asks a direct question and always ends in a question mark.
What is an interrogative sentence?
500
The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.