Characterization
This type of characterization reveals a character's personality through their actions, dialogue, and interactions with other characters, rather than through direct description.
What is indirect characterization?
This novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the theme of the American Dream through the life and downfall of its protagonist, Jay Gatsby.
What is “The Great Gatsby”?
This playwright is known for writing “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hamlet,” and “Macbeth” during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Who is William Shakespeare
In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Juliet’s family believes she is dead and prepares for her funeral, but the audience knows she is actually alive. This is an example of which type of irony?
What is dramatic irony?
In George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” the conflict between the pigs and the other animals represents a struggle between these two opposing forces.
What is tyranny and equality?
When a character’s traits are explicitly described by the narrator or another character, this is known as this type of characterization.
What is direct characterization?
This theme, often found in literature, involves the internal struggle of a character grappling with moral dilemmas or personal conflicts. An example is found in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” where the protagonist contemplates life and death.
What is the theme of internal conflict or existentialism?
This epic poem, attributed to Homer, narrates the adventures of Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.
What is “The Odyssey”?
In this type of irony, the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not, creating a contrast between the character’s understanding and the reality.
What is dramatic irony?
This type of conflict occurs when a character faces struggles with their own emotions, desires, or internal struggles, such as in Hamlet’s soliloquy “To be or not to be.”
What is internal conflict?
This literary technique involves giving human traits to non-human entities, such as animals or objects, often used to convey deeper meanings or themes.
What is personification?
This theme examines the impact of societal norms and constraints on individual freedom, frequently explored in works like “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood.
What is the theme of oppression and freedom?
This term refers to the time and place in which a story takes place and can significantly influence the plot and characters.
What is setting?
This type of irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens, such as a fire station burning down.
What is situational irony?
In J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield experiences a significant conflict with society as he struggles to find his place in the world. This type of conflict is known as:
What is man vs. society?
In “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby's lavish parties and mysterious wealth help to characterize him indirectly. This illustrates what type of characterization?
What is indirect characterization?
The theme of the conflict between good and evil is central to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings,” where characters battle against the forces of darkness.
What is the theme of good versus evil?
In poetry, this term describes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity, such as “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is alliteration?
This form of irony is often seen in verbal exchanges, where someone says the opposite of what they really mean, often for sarcastic or humorous effect.
What is verbal irony?
This term refers to a conflict between a character and an external force, such as in “The Outsiders” where Ponyboy and his gang clash with the Socs.
What is external conflict?
This type of character remains largely unchanged throughout the story and is often used to highlight the protagonist's development or the story's themes.
What is a static character?
In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, this theme is portrayed through the moral growth of the protagonist, Scout Finch, and her understanding of human nature.
What is the theme of moral development and empathy?
This genre is characterized by imaginative and fantastical elements, often involving magical creatures or otherworldly settings, such as in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.
What is fantasy?
In Jonathan Swift's “A Modest Proposal,” Swift uses this type of irony by suggesting that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by eating their own children.
What is satire, a form of verbal irony?
In “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein’s creation of the monster leads to a conflict driven by this theme, illustrating the consequences of playing God.
What is the conflict between creator and creation?