The atmosphere of the narrative

Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind

The organization and arrangement of content in a piece of writing

What is third person limited point of view?

Narrator focuses on the thoughts, and experiences of only one character

The attitude or feeling expressed by the author through their writing

A recurring element that appears throughout a piece of literature

The main subject that is being discussed or described in writing

What is situational irony?

Something happening that is very different to what was expected

What is foreshadowing?

An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.

2+ words/phrases that have the same meaning and are the same grammatically

What is a central idea?

The main point or underlying message of a piece of writing

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of writing

What is third person omniscient point of view?

Narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters

What is direct characterization?

When the characters traits are described explicitly by the author

What is first person point of view?

When the story is narrated by a character using "I" or "we"

An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or part of text

The idea that things represent other things

Strategy that involves exaggerated statements not to be taken literally

What is indirect characterization?

Reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly

What is juxtaposition?

Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

What is figurative language?

Refers to use of words with a meaning different from the literal meaning

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not

Part of story where background information is provided to audience

Compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"

What is internal conflict?

A struggle occurring within a character's mind.

Narrator that tells the story or presents the ideas in a story, or speech

What is verbal irony?

When a speaker says something but means the opposite

When a scence from the past is shown in the middle of the current narrative

What is external conflict?

A struggle that occurs between a character and an external force

Directly compares 2 unlike things by stating one is the other

The choice and use of words and phrases in writing

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

The literal or primary meaning of a word

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human.

The time and place in which the events of a story occur

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What is mood?
Crazy attitude
The atmosphere of the narrative
The time, place, and person that the author describes
How the author portrays each characters family tree
2
What is imagery?
A major in college for young illustrators
Picture books
Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind
The use of statistical data to support an argument
3
What is structure?
The process of editing and proofreading a piece of work
Building a house
Choice of words and phrases in an essay
The organization and arrangement of content in a piece of writing
4
What is third person limited point of view?
When the narrator only speaks directly to one character and not the others
When the narrator knows everything
When the story is told from the perspective of the main character
Narrator focuses on the thoughts, and experiences of only one character
5
What is tone?
The background details that set the scene in a story
The main message or moral of the story
The attitude or feeling expressed by the author through their writing
The type of plot twist that happens at the end of the story
6
What is motif?
Refers to the dialogue between characters in literature
The main character in a story
A detailed description of a setting
A recurring element that appears throughout a piece of literature
7
What is theme?
The specific plot events that happen in the story.
Characters name and backstory.
The main subject that is being discussed or described in writing
Time and place that a story occurs.
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What is situational irony?
When the narrator of a story knows more than the characters
Something happening that is very different to what was expected
When a character’s thoughts directly contradict their actions
Having low iron depending on what you are doing
9
What is foreshadowing?
An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.
Reading the last page of a book.
Crazy forearm shadow on a really sunny day
Copying the movements of a 4 year old.
10
What is parallelism?
A psyhological masterpiece
2 lines that will never intersect
Structuring your sentences with one more word in your next sentence
2+ words/phrases that have the same meaning and are the same grammatically
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What is a central idea?
Where the author was born
The middle page of a long book
The physical setting where the story takes place
The main point or underlying message of a piece of writing
12
What is Dialogue?
the world's strongest drug
A quotation from a text or speech
A conversation between two or more people as a feature of writing
long loud piercing cries of excitement
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What is third person omniscient point of view?
A beautiful writing strategy created by Henry Ford
Narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters
Narrator narrates until you know the characters well enough
Narrator finds his way to skibidy toilet
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What is genre?
A specification used in writing, commonly found in Roman literature.
A specific type of writing.
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two things.
Hip hop
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What is direct characterization?
The process of developing a plot and storyline
The setting and environment in which a story takes place
When the characters traits are described explicitly by the author
When character traits are revealed through actions and dialogue
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What is first person point of view?
When the story is narrated by a character using "I" or "we"
When the narrator speaks using "you" to directly address the reader
When the story is told by an outside narrator
When the story is told from the perspective of an object or animal
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What is Allusion?
Something likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or part of text
The mandela effect
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
18
What is symbolism?
A musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate
Winning the Olympics!
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
The idea that things represent other things
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What is hyperbole?
Type of metaphor used to compare two unlike things
The superbowls cousin
The use of words to mimic sounds they describe
Strategy that involves exaggerated statements not to be taken literally
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What is indirect characterization?
Reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly
Randomly picking characters names before writing a book
Stating all of the traits of a character on the first page of a book
Five periods per sentence?!?!
21
What is juxtaposition?
The literal or primary meaning of a word
Repeating the same word or phrase for emphasis
Refers to the sequential order of events in a timeline
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
22
What is figurative language?
Refers to use of words with a meaning different from the literal meaning
Chronological order of events in an essay
The grammatical structure of a sentence
Refers to the factual information in a text
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not
When a character says one thing but means the opposite
When the story has a surprise ending that no one saw coming
When a character’s actions are completely opposite to what they say
24
What is exposition?
A resolution or conclusion of a narrative
Part of story where background information is provided to audience
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Climax or turning point of a story
25
What is a simile?
A way to describe something exactly the way it is, no comparison
A way to say something is way bigger or better than it actually is
A comparison between two things but without using "like" or "as"
Compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"
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What is internal conflict?
Character fighting nature
Punching yourself
A struggle occurring within a character's mind.
A struggle between two characters in a story.
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What is a speaker?
The character who is the main villain in the story
The narrator who is always in the background and never says anything
Narrator that tells the story or presents the ideas in a story, or speech
The person who listens to someone else's story
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What is verbal irony?
When a speaker says something but means the opposite
When the plot of a story unexpectedly changes direction
When the setting of a story reflects the emotions of the characters
When an event’s outcome is the exact opposite of what was intended
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What is a flashback?
When a scence from the past is shown in the middle of the current narrative
A scene where the character gets a vision from the future
A moment when the character is thinking about the future
When a character tells a story about something that hasn’t happened yet
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What is external conflict?
A struggle that occurs between a character and an external force
Boxing
An advanced biography in which the author quotes his least favorite poems
Hitting yourself when you're mad
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What is a metaphor?
Directly compares 2 unlike things by stating one is the other
Repetition of the same vowel in a sentence
An internal struggle of the main character
Punctuation that is ?!.() all combined!
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What is diction?
Plot structure of a story
The choice and use of words and phrases in writing
Refers to the physical description of characters in a novel
A writing strategy used in writing to make your writing the best in classs
33
What is connotation?
negative annotation process used by King Louis XIV
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
The true meaning of deja vu
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of a sentence
34
What is denotation?
The art of crafting metaphors and similes
Refers to the rhythm in poetry
The use of a word to express a feeling or emotion
The literal or primary meaning of a word
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What is personification?
GIving characteristics to characteristics at humans non.
Giving non human characteristics to humans.
Becoming a character when you're not even a human.
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human.
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What is setting?
The theme or underlying message of a narrative
The main conflict of problem in a story
Refers to the dialogue between characters
The time and place in which the events of a story occur

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