A play or story meant to be performed for an audience

A long speech delivered by one character

A long speech delivered by one character who is alone on stage  

A character’s comment that is not heard by other characters on stage

Language not meant to be interpreted literally; used for descriptive effect

The use of words to create a sensory experience

Something nonhuman (animal, object, element of nature, idea) is given human characteristics

The audience has important information that characters do not

A character or scene set up to contrast another character or scene; used to accentuate qualities of both characters

A particular kind of play in which the character suffers a major downfall

a suspenseful ending to a novel, film, chapter, or episode; intended to increase suspense for the viewer or reader

My cadillac was completely crushed in a car crash...is an example of

Which of the following is a reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work?

Odysseus vs. the Cyclops is an example of

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets is an example of

The orange, red, and yellow leaves were twisting in the wind as they fell is an example of

"Juliet is the sun" is an example of

The night wind sings an eerie song is an example of

The book Night by Elie Wiesel opens in Sighet in 1941.  This is an example of

Her blue-eyed stare was like ice is an example of

Which of the following is a person, place, object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself?

Formal, informal, serious, sarcastic, ironic, and objective are all words that can be used to describe the author's

A person with a broken leg who says, "It hurts a little," is using which literary device?

This is the point of highest tension in a story.

What is the exposition of a story?

Two characters who are opposite physically and/or emotionally are called:

This is the technical term for the person telling the story

This is the term for the person who wrote the story

This genre refers to real events, people, and life

When the author directly tells us what the character looks like or what they act like in the text

This comes directly after the climax of the story

The overall idea presented in a story

"…night crawled by like a wounded snake."

"The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue."

"Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light."

"... the sea licked greedy lips..."

"The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head."

"Some wounded thing--by the evidence, a large animal--had thrashed about in the underbrush; "A twenty-two," he remarked. "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight.”

"Oh, yes…I have electricity. We try to be civilized here."

This is the kind of writing that urges readers to accept an author's opinions.

the perspective from which a story is told

the state of wondering what will happen next; not knowing what to expect

when what happens is the opposite of what is expected

when a character or narrator states something but means the opposite (ex. sarcasm)

able to be believed; trustworthy; authentic

prejudice or favor of one group over another; an unfair viewpoint that does not consider other stances

the act of thinking in a sensible way

information used to illustrate that an idea is true; support given of an idea

clearly related; closely connected

not related; disconnected

enough; adequate