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What is satire?
Which is NOT a type of irony
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Which is NOT a type of irony
Situational
Dramatic
Objective
Verbal
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What is satire?
A device that conveys moral/ethical criticism by revealing its absurdities
A narrative used to convey a broader message about real world issues
When a character does something that the audience does not expect
Humor that makes readers laugh despite it being shocking and repulsing
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"Her eyes were two lumps of coal". This is an example of:
Allergory
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
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Which is an example of DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
She admired when people were able to say exactly what they had on the brain
The tiger launched itself at him, but he did not flinch
He was tall and lanky, had dark hair and was painfully awkward
She sat in math class looking through her phone, ignoring the teacher
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'The Lottery' has an Explicit Theme
True
False
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A dynamic character never changes.
False
True
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An example of an allegory is:
The story of the turtle and the hare.
The American Flag sybolizing freedom.
Leaving a character hanging off of a cliff.
A reference to lord of the rings or game of thrones.
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Pathetic Fallacy is:
A way of objectifying human characters
the attribution of human feeling to humans or animals.
failing a quiz, pathetically.
Relying on emotions to solve problems
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Francis Macomber is a:
Stock character.
Character foil
Flat character.
Round Character
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What is an Antagonist?
A person who delivers a commentary in a movie, book, etc.
A hint or clue of something that is going to occur later
A character or a force in conflict with the main character
The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work
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All the characters in the Lottery are static.
False
True
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Diction
Someone who makes words
A writers or speaker's choice of voice
people who find words for others
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Define situational Irony:
When the thing you least expect to happen, happens.
When you say something and mean the exact opposite.
When you know what is happening, but the characters in the story does not.
When the story ends without wrapping everything up.
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A hyperbole is:
When someone exaggerates for dramatic effect
much like guacamole
When someone compares two like things
is pronounced "hyper bowl"
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An Explicit theme is one where the author explains what you are meant to take from the story.
False
True
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'The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber' is told in which POV?
3rd Person Omniscient
Objective POV
3rd Person Limited Omniscient
First Person
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symbolism
section of a poem, usually with rhyme and length
words that create a mental image
words that have the same sound at the end
deeper meaning given to everyday objects or events
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"He was dumber than a rock" is a metaphor.
True
False
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A character foil is a character who is very similar to another character.
False
True
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Omniscient Point of View (POV) is when:
When the narrator describes things only as it could see if it were a camera
Is when the narrator knows what SOME characters are thinking and feeling.
Is always 1st person.
The narrator is an all knowing figure.
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Objective POV sees things as a camera would, capturing only what it can see.
True
False
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What is a protagonist?
The person who does not change in a story
The person who undergoes many changes in a story
The person who opposes the main charcter
The leading character in the story
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Satire . . .
ridicules humanity's faults for the betterment of society.
makes fun of everybody for the sake of tearing them down.
gives everybody a free pass to act however they want.
makes people feel really great about themselves.
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Allusion is a reference to another text or story, pop culture or a place.
False
True
