Make fun or ridicule an idea or person., Parks & Recreation, The Office, Family Guy, South Park, etc.

Characters are personifications of abstract concepts.

An author's choice of words to convey tone or effect

Define Delayed Sentence

A sentence that withholds the end.

References historical or literary figures, events, or object

Used in novels or stories, define bildungsroman.

Theme is the psychological growth of the main character

Choose an example of nostalgia.

"I remember when I was a kid, I miss it."

A direct opposition between things compared

Ghostly counterpart of a living person or an alter ego

A sudden or intuitive insight or perspective

Comparison of two things that are alike in some respect.

Define Formal Language

Language that is lofty, dignified, or impersonal

The moral element that determines a character's actions

A figure of speech that combines two contradicting elements.

Define Utopia (More than one answer. You may choose one example.)

An imaginary place of ideal perfection., Heaven, Brave New World, The Giver, etc.

A statement that seems contradictory, but is true

Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson

A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing

A sharp caustic remark. Verbal Irony.

A brief history or tale told by a character in literature

Character in a piece of work who opposed the main character

A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast

Information or rumor deliberately spread to help or harm

A piece of writing in praise of a deceased person

42, A situation where the expected outcome is different

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1
Define Satire
Make fun or ridicule an idea or person.
Sarcasm
Parks & Recreation, The Office, Family Guy, South Park, etc.
A form of oxymoron.
2
Which is an Onomatopoeia?
Scared
BANG!
BUZZ
Angered
3
Define allegory
Characters are personifications of abstract concepts.
A literary device to provide emphasis to a concrete idea
Quote set at the beginning of a literary work
Ordinary language
4
Define Diction
The form in which someone articulates their words
How a monologue is written
The use of dialogue
An author's choice of words to convey tone or effect
5
Define Perspective
Ya need glasses, homie.
To make a statement.
A bias.
A character's point of view.
6
Define Delayed Sentence
A delayed sentence
Conclusion or type of reasoning whereby observational
A nice catch
A sentence that withholds the end.
7
Define Allusion
References historical or literary figures, events, or object
A person or thing that makes another seem better.
Desire to return in thought or fact to a former time
8
Used in novels or stories, define bildungsroman.
Theme is the psychological growth of the main character
A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
Vocabulary devices
9
Choose an example of nostalgia.
"Remember when we had a good president? Yeah, me neither."
"I remember when I was a kid, I miss it."
"When I get my license I will drive my friends!"
"I can't wait for college!"
10
Choose an example of hyperbole.
It was all ight.
Today was terrible.
Today was okay.
TODAY WAS HORRID! I AM DEAD!
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Define Contradiction
A piece of irony.
A direct opposition between things compared
Rejection of what is being said
A sharp caustic remark.
12
Define Doppelganger
Siblings
Ghostly counterpart of a living person or an alter ego
A mentor.
A platonic/romantic partners
13
Define Epiphany
An overstatement
A sudden or intuitive insight or perspective
A sentence that witholds the end
A brief story or tale told by a character in piece of lit
14
Define Analogy
Comparison of two things that are alike in some respect.
Comparison of two things using like or as
"It's a metaphor."
Comparison of two pieces of data, using factual evidence
15
Define Formal Language
an expansive vocabulary
Shorten language with the purpose of convenience
Language that is lofty, dignified, or impersonal
Redundancy
16
Define Ethos
The moral element that determines a character's actions
A character's personality.
A character's lineage/cultural background
17
Define Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines two contradicting elements.
A statement that seems contradictory, but is true.
A sharp caustic remark.
Satire.
18
Define Utopia (More than one answer. You may choose one example.)
An imaginary place of ideal perfection.
Divergent, Clockwork Orange, Hunger Games, etc.
Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek
Heaven, Brave New World, The Giver, etc.
19
Define parody
A statement that is contradictory, but is typically true
Types of anolgy
A satirical imitation of work
Ctrl + C
20
Define Paradox
Purgatory
A statement that seems contradictory, but is true
A technicality
An error used as a plot device
21
Define Didactic
Foreshadowing
Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson
To distract the reader from the plot twist
22
Define Eulogy
A speech given in a funeral
A statement expressed to the public of good luck
A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing
Trump's tweets
23
Define Sarcasm
Informative passage
A sharp caustic remark. Verbal Irony.
The author's purpose.
A factual sentence
24
Define Anecdote
A reference from another piece of literature
Nostalgia
Desire to return in thought or fact to a former time
A brief history or tale told by a character in literature
25
Define Antogonist
A character who acts as the comic relief
Character in a piece of work who opposed the main character
A character who mentors the main character
Every Game of Thrones character.
26
Define Foil
Foreshadowing events
A sudden intuition
A person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
27
Define propaganda.
Information or rumor deliberately spread to help or harm
Instructions on how to make something
Tweeting.
28
Define Epitaph
A happy reunion
A piece of writing in praise of a deceased person
A sad phrase dedicated to death
An ulterior motive
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Define thesis.
The essay's prompt
Focused statement of an essay.
The writer's purpose.
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Define Irony
Paradox
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A situation where the expected outcome is different
An overstatement.

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