Literary Terms
What is tone
A play on words, such as saying "wow, you really cooked!" to a chef.
what is a pun?
"Under the Boardwalk" is a famous song that has this italicized part of speech in its title
What is a preposition
Correct the sentence:
I like pizza ice cream and cookies.
I like pizza, ice cream, and cookies.
This part of the story introduces characters, setting, and conflict.
What is exposition?
A firehouse burning down is an example of this
What is situational irony
"Juliet is the sun. Arise fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief that thou her maid art far more fair than she." is an example of what kind of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
The cat sat on the mat. "Cat" is this part of speech.
What is a noun?
Correct the sentence:
Mrs. Stodd Knapp our English teacher prepared us for the exam.
Mrs. Stodd Knapp, our English teacher, prepared us for the exam.
This part of the story is where tension is highest and consequenses are often realized.
What is climax?
A reference to something outside the text.
What is an allusion?
"As when fishermen out on a cliff casts his long rod and line set round with oxhorn to trick the little fishes with his bait; when one is caught, he flights it gasping back onto the shore-- so those men gasped as Scylla lifted them up high to her rocky cave and at the entrance at them up-- still screaming, still reaching out to me in their death throes."
This is an example of what specific type of figurative language?
What is Epic Simile
She liked the purple flowers. "Purple" is what part of speech?
What is an adjective?
Mrs. Stodd Knapp, our English teacher, prepared us for the exam.
This is an example of what kind of phrase?
Appositive.
If a character stays the same throughout a story they are...
What is a static character?
What is apostrophe?
"cold fire" is an example of....
What is an oxymoron?
I angrily stomped up the steps. "Angrily" is what part of speech?
What is an adverb?
Correct the sentence:
When I'm scared I hide under my bed.
When I'm scared, I hide under my bed.
Learning about a character by what the narrator says about them is called...
Direct characterization
An actor speaking a long speech to others on stage is called...
A monologue
"Dawn's rosy fingers appeared" is an example of...
What is personification?
Playing lacrosse is my favorite thing to do. "Playing lacrosse" is an example of a...
Correct the sentence:
I went home from school today, I got sick in the bathroom.
I went home from school today because I got sick in the bathroom.
I went home from school today; I got sick in the bathroom.
I went home from school today. I got sick in the bathroom.
"I leaned in and threw my arms around her in a giant hug."
This is an example of what kind of narration?
What is first person?