Final Exam Review

This irony occurs when there is an unexpected or surprising outcome to an event

A character that does not change, or doesn't change significantly, is called a

"Your hair is soft like velvet" is an example of which literary device?

Verona, Salem, Messina, and Merryweather High School are all examples of this element

What is an allusion?

Characters in Shakespeare's plays sometimes express their inner thoughts through these

Which of the following is NOT a metaphor

Two rhyming lines paired together

The reason for writing

Bracketed words or phrases that guide actors and directors in putting on a show

A guess about what will happen later in the story based on evidence

The rhythmic pattern of stresses, the cadence of a line

A whispered speech or a speech directed to the audience not characters on stage

Montressor and John Proctor are these main characters in a conflict

The speaker telling the story to the audience

Round characters like Curley's Wife or Benedick

"Sally is brave" is an example of

This irony occurs when the audience knows more than the characters

She sells seashells by the sea shore is an example of which poetic device?

The moral, lesson, or main idea of a story

The writer's choice of words is called what?

Two contrasting characters, like George and Lenny or Beatrice and Hero

Ten syllables per line in a pattern of stressed unstressed

A rhyming poem of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter

Two contradictory words used together, like "Little Big Town" or "Cold Fire"

This irony occurs when what is said is the opposite of what is meant

The perspective from which a story is told, such as first or third person

Dogberry serves as comic relief because he uses words that sound similar but are incorrect

Clues to what will happen later in a story

The one who struggles against the protagonist in a story is called the

The people or animals who carry out the action of the story

What is ambiguity?

Mr. Pawloski's favorite jokes are these plays on words to achieve a comic effect

The feelings or emotions associated with a word

The Crucible is an example of a story whose events and characters represent some other idea

The author or narrator's attitude about the subject

"The flames danced in the fireplace"

a text designed for performance

People from Pittsburgh say "pop" but people from Philadelphia say "soda" is an example of

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is this type of exaggeration for effect