Galileo Practice

Short verse written in memory of someone.

Words or phrases that convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome

The problem; something vs. something else

Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses

Outcome of the story.

Person telling the story

Giving hints or clues about what will come later in the story

Story in which characters, things, or actions represent or lead to a strong moral or lesson.

Story of a person's life written by someone else

Long narrative poem that tells the great deeds of a hero.

Humorous play on words resulting from two similar words being misused.

Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel

Characterized by mystery , castles, supernatural events, old mansions, ect.

Main character of the story

Kind of writing that explains things

Literary reference to a familiar thing.

Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of each character

Person or thing working against the main character or hero of a story.

Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true.

Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)

Kind of writing that expresses a person's veiwpoint

Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else

Short summary of a humorous event to make a point.

Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using 'like' or 'as'

Lengthy, fictional, written story

Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.)

Sequence of events in a story

Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality

Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics

Where the action takes place

Often-repeated idea in a story

Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage

The lesson of a story

Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is

Category or type (of literature)

Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or human condition)

Comparison of two or more similar objects

Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something.

Author's own account of his/her own life.

Stretching the truth.

Short, fictional story usually involving animals that teaches a lesson

Direct conversation between characters

Using false praise to mock someone or something

An event from the past presented in the presented in the present, out of order in the story.

Story in which the hero is destroyed

Series of events in search of something

The moment of sudden understanding

Figure of speech that is an exaggeration or overstatement.