What is the definition of a ROUND character

Shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits; a complex personality

What is the best example of a DIRECT characterization

Jenny was a tall, blonde, cheerleader

What is the best example of a metaphor

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun

What is the definition of a STATIC character

Remains the same from the beginning to the end

What is the definiton of a FLAT character

Reveals only one personlity trait; one dimensional

What is the definition of a Flashback

A literary device in which an earlier episode or event is used

What is the definition of INDIRECT characterization

The author/speaker reveals a character trait through the character's words

What is the best example of a hyperbole

"You might see my head explode"

What is the definition of Foreshadowing

An author's use of clues that hint at events that'll occur later

What is the best example of personification

Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon

What is the definition of a FOIL character

A character who is a strong contrasts to another character

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What is the definition of a ROUND character
Character goes through arcs and changes
Reveals only one facet of their personality
A simple, run-of-thr-mill character
Shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits; a complex personality
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What is the best example of a DIRECT characterization
Jenny' felt like she looked over every person's head
The sun streamed hrough Jenny's golden lcoks
Jenny was holding poms and getting ready to chant as the team just scored
Jenny was a tall, blonde, cheerleader
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True or False: Theme is the main idea of a literary work and isn't universal and isn't stated as such
True
False
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What is the best example of a MAJOR/MAIN character
Harry Potter
Ron Weasely
Cedric Diggory
Hermione Granger
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True of False: A simile is a comparison, usually using "like" or "as", of two essentially dissimilar things
True
False
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What is the best example of a metaphor
My room is like the Bermuda Triangle
Dandy didn't make this kahoot
Dandy DID review this kahoot
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun
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What is the definition of a STATIC character
A character that conducts electricity
Remains the same from the beginning to the end
A character who provides a contrast to another character
Opposes the protagonist
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True of False: Internal Conflict takes place within the mind of a character
False
True
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True of False: External Conflict doesn't take place between a character and an outside force (nature, society, etc.)
False
True
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What is the definiton of a FLAT character
The character is a wooden board
They're Flat Stanley
Remains the same
Reveals only one personlity trait; one dimensional
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What is the definition of a Flashback
A comedic scene that uses wit
A literary device in which an earlier episode or event is used
A scene from Back to the Future
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What is the definition of INDIRECT characterization
The author/speaker reveals a character trait through the character's words
The emotional or imaginative assoociation of a word
The author/speaker reveals a character trait by directly stating it
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True or False: Conflict is the issue to be resolved in a story
True
False
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What is the best example of a hyperbole
I couldn't eat a horse
"You might see my head explode"
I don't like this kahoot
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What is the definition of Foreshadowing
The author's use of direct context to explain events that will happen later
An author's use of clues that hint at events that'll occur later
Stating predicions and prophecies for the future
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What is the definition of a MINOR character
All other characters
Characters who aren't the main characters
All of the above
Background character
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What is the definition of Setting
The time, date, and year
The location
All of the above
The work's environement, customs, culture, politics, surroundings, etc.
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What is the best example of personification
My cat likes to sleep in the sun spots around the house
The birds are chirping outside my window
The door creaked as I opened it
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon
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What is the definition of a FOIL character
An ambigous character
A character who likes to fence and foil
A character who is a strong contrasts to another character
A complex character

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