Parts of a Story
This plot stage introduces the readers to the characters, setting, and conflict of a story.
What is exposition?
This type of irony is found in the following example: "I just love it when my computer dies in the middle of class."
What is verbal irony?
These are the three rhetorical appeals.
What are pathos, ethos, and logos?
The voice in which the following sentence is written: "The soup cans were donated by the giving student."
What is passive voice?
This is another way to say "the opposite of a word's meaning."
What is an antonym?
The turning point of a story, when the conflict begins to be solved.
What is the climax?
This type of irony creates suspense because the reader or viewer knows more information than the character do.
What is dramatic irony?
The rhetorical appeal in this example: "Having spent the last decade studying the economic impact of these policies, I can confidently say that they are detrimental"
What is ethos?
The adjective in their following sentence: "The barking dog chased the squirrel up the tree."
What is barking?
This strategy for learning new words involves reading the surrounding sentences while looking for key words and phrases that might explain the unknown word's meaning.
What are context clues?
The universal message which an author wants to convey through a literary text.
What is theme?
This type of irony is found in the following examples: a robber breaks into a policeman's house and steals his valuables.
What is situational irony?
This is when an author or speaker asks a question to make their audience think deeply but does not expect a response.
What is a rhetorical question?
This commonly confused word means "not including" or "excluding," but does not mean "to receive something willingly" or "to agree to"
What is "except?"
This text structure involves the author asking many questions before calling their reader to take some sort of next step.
What is question and call to action?
These are the four main elements of a story.
What are plot, character, setting, and theme?
This type of irony is found in the following example: the pilot admits that he has a fear of heights.
What is situational irony?
This technique is when an author speaks directly to their readers, which can create a personal connection and engage their readers.
What is a direct address?
This is a writing style in which the subject (main noun) of a sentence receives the verb (action), rather than doing it.
What is passive voice?
The two pieces of information that go in a direct citation (also called an embedded citation).
What are the author's last name and the page number?
When the problem a character faces is within themself, such as battling conflicting feelings and desires or struggling to make a difficult decision.
What is internal conflict?
This type of irony is found in the following example: a character in a horror movie doesn't know that the monster is right behind them, but the audience can see it.
What is dramatic irony?
This term is what you call an author's response to an opposing argument against their own central claim.
What is a counterclaim?
These are the suffixes (new endings) that you can add to a verb to make it into a participle.
What are -ed, -en, and -ing?
This text structure is used when an author of an informational text focuses on a central idea and explaining it through additional information, facts, or examples.
What is main idea and supporting details?