Irony + POV = Suspense Quiz

A point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts of only one character.

• third-person omniscient

• third-person objective

• second-person

• third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A situation in which the audience knows something that a character does not know.

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• suspenseful irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a feeling of not knowing what is going to happen next in a story.

• confusion

• suspense

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A point of view in which the narrator is inside the story and is telling it from his or her perspective.

• third-person objective

• third-person omniscient

• first-person

• third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Captain Hook is a pirate who kidnapped Wendy.

Is this dramatic irony?

• Yes, because we saw Wendy get kidnapped.

• No, because Wendy knows she was kidnapped and the Pirate knows that he kidnapped her.

• Yes, because Wendy did not know he was a pirate.

• I'm not too sure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Maliah stared at Jackson for a long while and wondered why on earth he was so handsome.

What is the narrator's point of view?

• third-person objective

• third-person omniscient

• first-person

• third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentence uses the first-person point of view?

• Jack thought it was the most beautiful sunset he'd ever seen.

• One thing I love about living in the desert is the sunsets.

• Jack knew that he and his sister usually saw things differently.

• "Do you enjoy living in the desert?" ask Jack's sister.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A point of view in which the narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts of all the characters.

• third-person objective

• third-person omniscient

• first-person

• third-person limited

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which is NOT an example of dramatic irony.

• Neither sibling noticed the huge beehive hanging 15 feet above their heads.

• Kevin couldn't see the zombie slowly making its way through the soda aisle.

• Deep in conversation, neither girl heard the rattle of the snake hidden on the trail up ahead.

• Darian knows that it's going to rain outside, so she takes an umbrella and poncho with her to the football game.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

One scene from the off-Broadway play " Lil' Romeo and Jameesha" shows Jameesha taking a potion to put her in a deep sleep and make her seem dead. Later on, Lil' Romeo is on stage, and he finds Jameesha in this drugged state and assumes she's dead. He then kills himself out of complete despair and sadness.

Is this dramatic irony?

• No, because Jameesha wanted to break up with him anyway.

• Yes, because Lil' Romeo was planning to break up with her.

• Yes, because the audience knows that Jameesha is in a deep sleep but Lil' Romeo thinks she's dead.

• I'm not too sure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7