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Microsoft's new Chief Executive Officer completes all of her work on an Apple Computer
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
A prisoner spends months digging an underground tunnel leading out of his cell. His plan is flawed, though, and he ends up emerging in the warden’s backyard, where he is promptly caught and returned to prison with additional time added to his sentence.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Even though a young couple dreamed of having a wedding amid beautiful flowers and butterflies at a nearby park, they were also worried that rain would ruin the event. Ultimately, they decided to have the wedding at a local banquet hall instead. Sure, the hall wasn’t very pretty, but at least they knew their guests would be comfortable, regardless of the weather. Halfway through the reception on the Big Day, the building’s ceiling sprinklers malfunctioned, drenching the guests and ruining the food and decorations; outside, it was clear and sunny.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
One of my cousins used to constantly complain on social media about the uselessness of social media, but then she was “friended” on Facebook by a former classmate, a young man who eventually became her husband. They’ve been happily married for years.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Fahrenheit 451, a novel about the dangers of censorship (the banning of books/information), is one of the most-often banned books in the U.S.
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
A police station was robbed.
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Before their televised debate began, one politician sneered, “Good luck,” as her opponent crossed in front of her, walking toward the stage.
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
It may seem odd, but every box of Q-tips, also known as cotton buds or cotton swabs, comes with this warning: “Do not insert swab into ear canal.”
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Brian, a professional carpenter, was hosting a party at his house when his upstairs deck started to wobble. The wood posts, he later discovered, were being eaten away by termites. He ended up rebuilding the entire structure.
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
In the book Holes, the reader is told by a disappointed Stanley Yelnats that “there is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
“I’m sorry, sir, but this flight has been delayed by three hours,” the airline clerk explained to my uncle. “Awesome,” he replied.
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Read lines 44-47.
We paused, we seemed to breathe the smell Of limewash and of tar, Familiar as our daily breath, As though it were some strange scent of death:
What does the simile in lines 44-47 reveal to the reader about the speaker and his comrades?
It shows their apprehension despite the seemingly ordinary appearance of the lighthouse.
It shows their displeasure with the condition of the lighthouse in its current state of decline
It shows their sense of ease at the lighthouse having been there numerous times previously.
It shows their discovery of clues related to the disappearances of the lighthouse watchmen.
We hunted high, we hunted low; And soon ransacked the empty house; Then o’er the Island, to and fro, We ranged, to listen and to look
What does ransacked mean as it is used in line 72?
escaped
looted
observed
scoured
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
She went by the name of Belisa Crepusculario, not because she had been baptized with that name or given to it by her mother, but because she had searched until she found the poetry of “beauty” and “twilight” and cloaked herself in it.
What does the personification in the sentence convey to the reader about Belisa?
It emphasizes that poetry is Belisa’s main form of written and verbal communication.
It illustrates that words are not just her profession but a part of Belisa’s identity.
It reveals that Belisa purports herself to be something that she is not.
It shows that Belisa desires to erase the people and memories associated with her past.
Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
But Charles remembered Daresbury Parsonage as a happy spot, an “island farm, ’midst seas of corn.”
How does the author use rhetoric to support his views about Dodgson?
The author uses personification to express Dodgson’s preference for solitude.
The author uses metaphor to illustrate Dodgson’s nostalgia for his family home.
The author uses irony to emphasize Dodgson’s ability to see the ordinary as exciting.
The author uses hyperbole to show Dodgson’s connection to nature.
He seems to have coped with the emotional discomforts of his life by presenting a cold, remote face to those he did not know well.
What does the author mean when he describes Dodgson as “presenting a cold, remote face to those he did not know well” in paragraph 10?
Dodgson refused to talk to anyone other than friends
Dodgson was disliked by most people.
Dodgson appeared aloof to strangers.
Dodgson preferred to be by himself.
1 Fats.
2 They’re the black-hatted bad guys of nutrition, the most demonized of all nutrients.…
3 But is fat really all that bad? Does it deserve to be so maligned?
4 This may come as a surprise to you, but fats are mostly good guys in nutrition. You need them to survive. In fact, there are a slew of “good” fats with astonishing powers to outwit disease and keep you healthy for a lifetime. Sure, there are some health-risky fats, but even some of those are needed in small amounts for good health. When you’re dealing with fats, the key is to control not only the amount you eat but also the kind of fat you eat.
5 To get a handle on how fats affect your heath, it helps to learn some basic facts about this most misunderstood of all nutrients.
How does the author use rhetoric in paragraphs 1-5 to establish the purpose of the passage?
The author uses formal scientific language to present information about fats.
The author uses irony to encourage increased consumption of fats.
The author uses satire to ridicule people who refuse to consume fats.
The author uses figurative language to clarify the misconceptions about fats.
Read paragraph 23.
Like two riders trying to hop into the same taxi, synthetic fats compete with essential fatty acids for entry into your metabolic pathways, with processed fats muscling essential fats out of the way most of the time. This metabolic mix-up undermines the healing powers of essential fatty acids.
What is the effect of the simile on the overall passage?
It draws a connection between the nutritional values of synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.
It highlights that synthetic fats are more prevalent and accessible than most essential fatty acids.
It poses a topic for future scientific inquiry about the relationships between synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.
It expresses the scientific point that consuming synthetic fats leaves little room for the nourishment provided by essential fatty acids.
Read the excerpt from paragraph 1.
Change I had known before, and it had been gradual. My father had been a headman once, a person of consequence in our village: I had lived to see him relinquish this importance, but the alteration was so slow that we hardly knew when it came.
I had seen both my parents sink into old age and death, and here too there was no violence. But the change that now came into my life, into all our lives, blasting its way into our village, seemed wrought in the twinkling of an eye.
How does the author use figurative language to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
by illustrating the close relationship between the narrator and her parents
by highlighting the contrast between slow and abrupt changes
by describing the destruction inflicted upon the village
by summarizing the important experiences that shaped the narrator’s life
All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair—
The bees are stirring—birds are on the wing—
And Winter slumbering in the open air,
Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!
5 And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
What is the purpose of the personification of Winter in lines 3-4?
to illustrate the positive effect of having a goal
to provide visual imagery of the speaker’s surroundings
to reinforce the overall whimsical tone of the poem
to relay a natural phenomenon using a poetic device
It was a bitter and cruel experience, and it plunged them into an agony of despair. Such a time, of all times, for them to have it, when their hearts were made tender! Such a pitiful beginning it was for their married life; they loved each other so, and they could not have the briefest respite! It was a time when everything cried out to them that they ought to be happy; when wonder burned in their hearts, and leaped into flame at the slightest breath. They were shaken to the depths of them, with the awe of love realized—and was it so very weak of them that they cried out for a little peace? They had opened their hearts, like flowers to the springtime, and the merciless winter had fallen upon them
Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
They had opened their hearts, like flowers to the springtime, and the merciless winter had fallen upon them.
How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
to convey a sense of beauty about the couple’s relationship
to emphasize the short time the couple experienced together
to illustrate how nature played a part in the couple’s relationship
to contrast the expectations of the couple with the reality they experience
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
All that day he stood at his lard machine, rocking unsteadily, his eyes closing in spite of him ; and he all but lost his place even so, for the foreman booted him twice to waken him.
What does the phrase his eyes closing in spite of him mean?
It implies that he is ill.
It describes that he is bored at work.
It shows his efforts to fight exhaustion.
It illustrates how he is pushed at work.
Over them, relentless and savage, there cracked the lash of want; the morning after the wedding it sought them as they slept, and drove them out before daybreak to work. Ona was scarcely able to stand with exhaustion; but if she were to lose her place they would be ruined, and she would surely lose it if she were not on time that day. They all had to go, even little Stanislovas, who was ill from overindulgence in sausages and sarsaparilla. All that day he stood at his lard machine, rocking unsteadily, his eyes closing in spite of him; and he all but lost his place even so, for the foreman booted him twice to waken him.
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
Over them, relentless and savage, there cracked the lash of want; the morning after the wedding it sought them as they slept, and drove them out before daybreak to work.
How does the figurative language in this sentence help the reader understand the reality the characters face in the excerpt?
It reveals the couple’s lack of control over their environment.
It portrays the couple’s physical pains from their labors both day and night.
It describes the couple’s inability to spend any time with each other.
It establishes the couple’s desire to pay back the debt caused by their wedding.
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the excerpt from Walden .
I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.
Let me suggest a few comparisons, that some one may convey an idea of my situation. I am no more lonely than the loon in the pond that laughs so loud, or than Walden Pond itself.
How does the author use rhetoric to support his view on solitude in this sentence?
He uses irony to emphasize his preference for solitude.
He uses a metaphor to reinforce the solitude of his house.
He uses hyperbole to embellish the loneliness of this solitude.
He uses an allusion to emptiness to express his feelings of solitude.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The Oval Office issued a statement regarding the new tax policy.
Synechdoche
Metonymy
Anaphora
Tautology
To everyone's surprise, the firehouse burned to the ground.
Irony
Pun
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Another term for internal conflict
outside conflict
inner conflict
Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?
internal conflict
external conflict
A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!
external conflict
internal conflict
He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.
external conflict
internal conflict
He was a skinny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who had the pinched, slightly unhealthy look of someone who has grown a lot in a short space of time.
(J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix )
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Second Person
Feeling confident and superior, Devin gave his opponent, Gwen, a genuine smile as she walked past him. Though Gwen returned Devin’s smile, she was suspicious of his kindness. He’s probably gloating over my mistakes, Gwen thought angrily.
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
Second Person
When I was a child, I used to go to the seaside for the holidays.
(Beatrix Potter, "Tale of Little Pig Robinson")
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omnscient
Second Person
What is character development in a story?
The process of editing and revising the dialogue in a story.
The process of creating and evolving the personalities, traits, and behaviors of the characters throughout the narrative.
The process of creating the plot and storyline of a story.
The process of designing the physical appearance of the characters in a story.
What is plot structure in a story?
The plot structure in a story refers to the characters and their relationships.
The plot structure in a story refers to the organization and sequence of events that make up the narrative.
The plot structure in a story refers to the setting and atmosphere.
The plot structure in a story refers to the theme and message.
What is setting description in a story?
Description of the characters in the story.
Summary of the plot in the story.
Explanation of the conflict in the story.
Description of the time, place, and atmosphere in which the events of the story take place.
What is theme identification in a story?
Examining the setting and time period of the story.
Analyzing the plot structure of the story.
Identifying the main characters in the story.
Determining the underlying message or central idea of the story.
What is point of view analysis in a story?
The main theme of the story.
The chronological order of events in the story.
The setting of the story.
Perspective from which the story is told
Which story element refers to the process of creating and describing the characters in a story?
theme development
character development
setting development
plot development
Which story element refers to the events that occur in a story?
theme
characters
setting
plot
Which story element refers to the time and place in which a story takes place?
character
setting
theme
plot
Which story element refers to the main message or lesson of a story?
setting
character
theme
plot
Which story element refers to the perspective from which a story is told?
narrative
plot
theme
point of view
What is the purpose of character development in a story?
The purpose of character development in a story is to make the story longer and more complex.
The purpose of character development in a story is to create unrealistic and unrelatable characters.
The purpose of character development in a story is to enhance reader engagement and create relatable characters.
The purpose of character development in a story is to confuse the readers and make the plot harder to follow.
What is the purpose of plot structure in a story?
To provide a framework for organizing and presenting the events and conflicts in a coherent and engaging way.
To limit the creativity of the author and restrict the story's potential.
To create unnecessary complexity and lengthen the story.
To confuse the reader and make the story more difficult to follow.
What is the purpose of setting description in a story?
To provide background information about the characters
To create a vivid and immersive environment for the readers.
To introduce conflict and tension in the story
To establish the setting and time period of the story
What is the purpose of theme identification in a story?
To determine the setting of the story.
To understand the underlying message or central idea of the story.
To analyze the characters in the story.
To identify the plot of the story.
What is the purpose of point of view analysis in a story?
To identify the theme and message of the story.
To understand the perspective and gain insight into the characters and events of the story.
To analyze the plot and structure of the story.
To determine the setting and time period of the story.
What is the tone of the dialogue?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!"
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
What tone did Ling use with her teacher?
In what tone did the Gators's reply?
What is the blue jay's tone while singing?
