What is verbal irony?

saying other than what is meant (sarcasm)

Which is an example of dramatic irony

We know the cops ate the murder weapon

Which is the example of a parallel structure?

A government of the people, by the people, for the people.

What is a counterclaim?

A statement that explains what the opposition thinks

Which is a sentence fragment?

Two or three miles down the highway at the traffic light.

Which of these sentences contains an allusion?

The football game seemed to pit David against Goliath.

Dramatic irony occurs in the play when...

when the audience knows something that the characters do not

A claim or position supported by reasons and evidence.

A universal theme ...

appear again and again across time periods and cultures., is a broad statement about life.

What is a universal theme?

Themes that a wide range of readers can relate to.

Parallel structure is...

The repetition of grammatical form within a sentence.

A perspective (or point of view) is...

Someone's view/thoughts about one event

A Claim in an argument:

Is the statement you are arguing

Which sentence demonstrates parallel structure?

Dakota wrote stories, edited photos, and designed layouts.

unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something

What is the definition of a claim in an argument?

A statement the writer is trying to prove is true

What is Central idea?

most important idea of the passage

What is situational irony?

The opposite of what is expected happens.

What is dramatic irony?

audiences know things that character do not

What is the definition of allusion?

When some kind of reference is made to a person, place, etc

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What is verbal irony?
something other than what is expected happens
main idea or message
audiences know things the characters do not
saying other than what is meant (sarcasm)
2
Which is an example of dramatic irony
Mary is the perfect wife
We know Patrick is the murderer
A police officer is killed
We know the cops ate the murder weapon
3
Which is the example of a parallel structure?
Tic toc tic toc
On the table.Over there.
The sun sank slowly
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
4
Verbal irony is also known as...
hyperbole
sarcasm
stage directions
symbolism
5
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence.
2. False
1. True
6
Common reactions to suspense are...
cheer
anxiety
knots in your stomach
laughter
7
Which of these is a sentence fragment?
The dog with the spotted tail.
Sam has a pet fish.
A snake can be a pet.
A cat can climb a tree.
8
This is where the story begins to develop its conflict. Suspense builds here.
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax
9
An example of situational irony is...?
A fire station burns down
A pilot with a fear of heights
A character says one thing but means another
Readers know more than characters
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What is a counterclaim?
A statement that confirms your claim
A statement that introduces a body paragraph
A statement that explains what the opposition thinks
A statement that asks a question
11
Which is a sentence fragment?
She found the game on the top shelf of the closet.
This is the agreement that Gary explained to me.
Two or three miles down the highway at the traffic light.
The blue truck backed into the fence.
12
Conflict means that there is a ...
problem
doubt
concern
fear
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Which of these sentences contains an allusion?
The challengers were as fierce as lions.
Defeat stalked the home team.
The home team was as uncoordinated as a newborn giraffe.
The football game seemed to pit David against Goliath.
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Often times suspense writers will include a _____________ in their story.
love story
main character
surprise ending
plot
15
Identify the following examples of irony as situational, dramatic, or verbal…
dramatic
verbal
situational
Sucky
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Dramatic irony occurs in the play when...
whenever Shakespeare stages a fight
when the friar believes he can unite the feuding famiies
when the audience knows something that the characters do not
when Lord Capulet tell Juliet to marry Paris
17
Which of the following is a rhetorical question?
Do you know which room my exam is in?
When are you leaving?
Who knows?
What is 5+5?
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What is an argument?
The opposing point of view.
A writer's position on a problem or an issue.
Reasons and evidence that are used to prove a point.
A claim or position supported by reasons and evidence.
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A universal theme ...
appear again and again across time periods and cultures.
are usually found in non-fiction articles.
is a broad statement about life.
focuses on one particular culture or time period.
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True or False- The definition of rhetoric is the art of public speaking and music
True
False
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What is a universal theme?
Only stories with universal themes are considered literature
Themes that a wide range of readers can relate to.
Themes that a small group of readers can relate to.
Are used in essays to think the same way about an issue.
22
Parallel structure is...
Descriptive words to create imagery
The repetition of grammatical form within a sentence.
The difference of grammatical form within a sentence.
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A perspective (or point of view) is...
Someone walking slowly down the street
Someone's action they take in an event
Someone looking out a window
Someone's view/thoughts about one event
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Perspective or point of view
How you see it.
Exaggeration
Giving human qualities to a non-human.
The facts or evidence.
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A counterclaim is
a type of irony
the opposite of a claim
evidence
irrelephant
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When the main character comes face to face with a conflict. The turning point of the story.
SETTING
FALLING ACTION
CLIMB
CLIMAX
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Finish the definition of RHETORIC: "The art of _______________ speaking or writing..."
professional
excited
persuasive
comical
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A Claim in an argument:
Is the conclusion paragraph
Is the statement you are arguing
Is the quotations that you use
Is the evidence you use
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Which sentence demonstrates parallel structure?
Nathan asks for an extension.
Kenna interviewed Kristen, Tristen, and her best friend Christen.
Bella took pictures and puts them on her yearbook spread.
Dakota wrote stories, edited photos, and designed layouts.
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Bias means...
assert that something is the case, without providing evidence
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory
cause (someone) to believe something
unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something
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What is the definition of a claim in an argument?
A fact that cannot be debated
A summary of the entire argument
A question that sparks discussion
A statement the writer is trying to prove is true
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What is Central idea?
examples, facts, evidence, or other ideas
A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence.
message or lesson of the stoy
most important idea of the passage
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This is where the story begins to develop its conflict. Suspense builds here.
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
Resolution
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What is situational irony?
Reader knowsthe opposite of what the character believes.
It's a funny situation.
A character says the opposite of what he/she means.
The opposite of what is expected happens.
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What is dramatic irony?
saying other that what is meant
author's choice of words
something other that what is expected happens
audiences know things that character do not
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What is the definition of allusion?
A group of lines in a poem.
A comparison between two things that does NOT use like or as
When several words have the same beginning letters or sounds
When some kind of reference is made to a person, place, etc
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A suspenseful story about a puzzling event, or crime that isn't solved until the end.
Science Fiction
Poetry
Mystery
Biography

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