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  • a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but that reveals a truth
    paradox
  • something that is designed first
    photosynthesis
    prototype
    dictate
    anthropology
  • An uninjured man involved in an auto accident manages to free himself from the wreckage and call an ambulance for his passenger; the ambulance arrives and runs over the man, killing him.
    situational irony
  • main character in fiction or drama
    protagonist
    hero
    antagonist
    stock character
  • And I loved a kid from HollywoodBut he cheated on me 'cause he could And I went full Carrie Underwood on him
    allusion
  • a position from which something is considered or evaluated
    perspective
  • someone who is always boring
    dullician
    prototype
    dullard
    hematologist
  • She was a couch potato.
    metaphor or idiom
  • what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    foreshadowing
    dramatic irony
    verbal irony
    situational irony
  • I can't believe I lost track of time; my dad is going to kill me.
    hyperbole
  • the audience knows something that the characters do not know
    situational irony
    dramatic irony
    verbal irony
    steam irony
  • tomy
    act or state
    specialist
    cut
    inflammation
  • goddess of hearth and home
    Hestia
    Hera
    Athena
    Demeter
  • the act of going between the sender and receiver
    magnanimous
    intergalactic
    interception
    pseudonym
  • what is expected to happen is the opposite of what occurs
    situational irony
  • the support a writer or speaker uses to prove his or her claim to be valid or convincing
    argument
  • god of the Underworld
    Hades
    Nike
    Poseidon
    Pan
  • a short nonfiction work about a particular subject
    essay
  • the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
    mood
  • We watch a movie character serenely paddle his kayak down a winding river. We can see the sixty-foot waterfall ahead, but he cannot.
    dramatic irony
  • the narrator is one of the character; the reader is told only what this character knows 
    2nd person p.o.v.
    1st person p.o.v.
    3rd person omniscient
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
  • Candice claimed that Kalee had caught a cold.
    alliteration
  • repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
    alliteration
  • god of travellers; messenger of Zeus
    Dionysus
    Ares
    Apollo
    Hermes
  • The single headlight of the oncoming car stared into the darkness.
    Personification
    Simile
    Alliteration
    Onomatopoeia
  • an organizational plan that presents the reason something happens and the result of it happening
    cause and effect
  • "I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king."
    aliteration
  • Your room is a pig pen!
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Alliteration
    Simile
  • two organisms living together for benefit of both species
    symbiotic
    polymorphic
    remix
    photosensitive
  • a story's main idea or insight into life
    allusion
    exposition
    theme
    plot
  • Winston wondered where Wanda went.
    Simile
    Personification
    Alliteration
    Onomatopoeia
  • an organizational structure that presents a negative situation and offers an option to solve it
    problem and solution
  • Sister and Wife of Zeus
    Aphrodite
    Hera
    Demeter
    Artemis
  • goddess of the hearth and home
    Aphrodite
    Hera
    Hestia
    Demeter
  • neuro
    shape
    under
    nerve
    straight
  • You're a star!
    Alliteration
    Onomatopeia
    Simile
    Metaphor
  • proof only implied by what is stated in the text
    implicit evidence
  • a character who is one dimensional and superficial; can be described in a single sentence
    static character
    dynamic character
    round character 
    flat character
  • Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? He just wanted a bit more space.
    pun
  • These cookies taste like garbage.
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Onomatopoeia
    Alliteration
  • the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
    suspense
    allusion
    mood
    crisis
  • the author shows the reader or audience the character actions, dialogue, thoughts, etc.
    1st person point of view
    indirect characterization
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
    direct characterization
  • a character who is complex and multidimensional, like a real person
    round character
    static character
    flat character
    dynamic character
  • The unruly classroom was as loud as a rock concert.
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Onomatopoeia
    Personification
  • language that appeals to the senses
    imagery
  • a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
    anecdote
  • proof clearly stated in the text; denotative
    explicit evidence
  • mode of transportation from one place to another
    photophobia
    interception
    locomotive
    trajectory
  • Woof!
    Personification
    Simile
    Onomatopeia
    Metaphor
  • repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close
    assonance
  • god of war
    Dionysus
    Poseidon
    Ares
    Apollo
  • daughter of Demeter and wife of Hades
    Persephone
    Pandora
    Aphrodite
    Hera
  • If I'm not home by midnight, my car turns into a pumpkin.
    allusion
  • use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
    onomatopoeia
  • a subjective statement made by the writer or speaker that must be supported with details, facts, or other rhetorical devices
    claim
  • an audience or reader knows something the character do not know
    dramatic irony
  • messenger of Zeus; god of travelers and thieves
    Demeter
    Aphrodite
    Hermes
    Hades
  • the reason a character does what he or she does
    subplot
    suspense
    motivaton
    mood
  • ject
    both
    point
    weigh
    throw
  • the dictionary definition of a word
    denotation
  • My cousin has a bun in the oven. She's due on June 4th.
    idiom
  • a character struggles with an inside force such as an emotion
    external conflict
    climax
    complication
    internal conflict
  • Slurrrp!
    Alliteration
    Simile
    Personification
    Onomatopoeia
  • fear of light
    claustrophobia
    locomotive
    photophobia
    gastrointeritis
  • technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period
    allusion
    foreshadowing
    flashback
    crisis
  • goddess of agriculture
    Hera
    Artemis
    Demeter
    Hestia
  • a person's life story written by that person
    autobiography
  • a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, force or society
    climax
    external conflict
    crisis
    internal conflict
  • the most intense moment in the plot
    internal conflict
    crisis
    climax
    external confllict
  • a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known literature, etc.
    crisis
    motivation
    suspense
    allusion
  • figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect
    hyperbole
  • an abstract idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work
    theme
  • When we see a red octagon, we stop. Why?
    symbolism
  • special patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and stir emotion, especially in speeches or other oral presentations
    rhetorical devices
  • god of the seas and earthquakes
    Hephaestus
    Demeter
    Zeus
    Poseidon
  • character or force that blocks the main character
    stock character
    complication
    antagonist
    protagonist
  • After a 16 hour day, my feet were screaming sit down.
    personification
  • goddess of agriculture and fertility
    Medusa
    Demeter
    Themis
    Athena
  • the basic situation of a story; the necessary background information
    resolution
    theme
    exposition
    setting
  • By all means, please continue to talk while I'm giving instructions. I love it when you ask me to repeat them two minutes later.
    Verbal Irony
  • the narrator describes the feelings and perceptions of only one character
    3rd person limited p.o.v. 
    1st person p.o.v.
    2nd person p.o.v.
    3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
  • ortho
    straight
    opinion
    good
    hang
  • I don't know what he's up to, but he has a Cheshire cat smile.
    allusion
  • an organizational structure that gives an account of similarities and differences between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout
    compare and contrast
  • eu
    opinion
    good
    straight
    death
  • goddess of wisdom and war
    Athena
    Artemis
    Aphrodite
    Hera
  • Meow!
    Onomatopoeia
    Personification
    Simile
    Alliteration
  • truthfulness
    vestry
    dispute
    spectacle
    veracity
  • He said I'd missed the bus, but he was only pulling my leg.
    idiom
  • poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
    free verse
  • based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
    subjective
  • story of a person's life written by another person
    biography
  • Hiss!
    Alliteration
    Metaphor
    Onomatopoeia
    Personification
  • the author tells the audience or reader about a character
    stock character
    indirect characterization
    suspense
    direct characterization
  • a reflection of an author's attitude toward the subject or theme
    tone
  • the opposite of what is expected happens
    verbal irony
    situational irony
    dramatic irony
  • the end of a story where the conflicts are solved and the story is brought to a close
    crisis
    resolution
    climax
    conflict 
  • master blacksmith to the gods; created Zeus's thunderbolts
    Apollo
    Hermes
    Ares
    Hephaestus
  • Who made all the weapons (and just about everything else) for the gods?
    Demeter
    Hephaestus
    Achilles
    Hestia
  • a factor added to a story that gives the protagonist a new problem to deal with
    internal conflict
    external conflict
    complication
    crisis
  • minor or additional story line that in some what should enhance, clarify, or parallel the main
    motivation
    allusion
    subplot
    mood
  • The long-haired black cat smoothed around my legs with its silky soft fur snapping with static electricity.
    imagery
  • god of prophesy and the healing arts
    Apollo
    Hermes
    Hades
    Zeus
  • the speed at which things happen, change or develop in a text
    pacing
  • all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
    connotations
  • the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative
    exposition
    foreshadowing
    flashback
    motivation
  • type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were humna
    personification
  • put
    true
    think
    great
    both
  • organizing using numbers or logical transitions to tell about one idea which led to or is followed by the next and so on
    sequence
  • a passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work
    allusion
  • king of the gods; ruler of the heavens and earth
    Poseidon
    Chronos
    Apollo
    Zeus
  • the moment right before the climax when the story's action can go either way 
    crisis 
    climax
    internal conflict
    external conflict
  • god of the seas
    Triton
    Hades
    Poseidon
    Cyclops
  • The lizards lounged lazily on the loveseat.
    Personification
    Alliteration
    Simile
    Onomatopoeia
  • the feeling of anxious curiosity a reader has about what's going to happen next
    crisis
    suspense
    allusion
    mood
  • dox
    place
    fear
    opinion
    throw
  • the use of persons, places, things, or events that stand for themselves and for something beyond
    symbolism
  • what is said or written is the opposite of what is meant
    verbal irony
  • the goal the writer or speaker wants to achieve
    purpose
  • Snap! Crackle! Pop!
    onomatopoeia
  • a machine that separates liquid by spinning it around a central point
    centimeter
    oligarchy
    centrifuge
    prototype
  • Her skin had turned as white as snow.
    simile
  • a character who changes in an important way because of the story's action
    round character
    flat character
    static character
    dynamic character
  • figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by saying one is the other
    metaphor
  • fer
    light
    many
    carry
    think
  • My love is like a red, red rose.
    Simile
    Onomatopeia
    Alliteration
    Metaphor
  • organizational pattern in which details are arranged in the order they occur
    chronological order
  • The flowers begged for water.
    Simile
    Onomatopoeia
    Personification
    Alliteration
  • the dictionary definition of a word
    denotation
  • the all-knowing narrator describes many characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions
    3rd person omniscient p.o.v.
    3rd person limited p.o.v.
    1st person p.o.v.
    2nd person p.o.v.
  • written or spoken language that is not poetry or drama
    prose
  • expressing or dealing with facts without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations (unbiased)
    objective
  • a person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something more 
    setting
    climax
    crisis
    symbol
  • figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles
    simile
  • goddess of love and beauty
    Hera
    Aphrodite
    Demeter
    Athena
  • the set of ideas (or emotions) associated with a word in addition to its explicit meaning
    connotation
  • goddess of marriage and childbirth
    Athena
    Hera
    Demeter
    Artemis
  • great-hearted, noble, generous
    symbiotic
    omniscient
    magnanimous
    polymorphic
  • My phone is not cooperating with me today.
    personification
  • god of the sky (King of gods)
    Poseidon
    Hera
    Zeus
    Hades
  • the time and place in which a story takes place
    symbol
    complication
    setting
    resolution
  • wife of Hades; queen of the Underworld; daughter of Demeter
    Persephone
    Athena
    Artemis
    Aphrodite
  • the picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch
    description
  • the science or study of blood
    hematology
    morphology
    mortology
    pholyphonic
  • attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
    tone
  • The pop fizzed as it hit the glass.
    onomatopoeia
  • Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Alliteration
    Simile 
  • a pattern of rhymed lines in a poem (ABCB)
    rhyme scheme
  • He woke up to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon, when all he wanted was coffee.
    imagery
  • I wondered why the baseball was getting closer, and then it hit me!
    pun
  • When I was a kid, I had to walk 15 miles to school, uphill in the snow.
    hyperbole
  • The cars brakes screamed as it stopped.
    Personification
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Alliteration
  • a piece of writing in which the author writes his or her own memories; does NOT have to be rooted in facts or research
    memoir
  • having many names
    panacea
    polyonymous
    polymorphic
    panoramic
  • goddess of the hunt and protector of the young
    Athena
    Hera
    Artemis
    Medusa
  • a character who does not change much or at all during the course of a story
    round character
    static character
    dynamic character
    flat character
  • god of wine and the theater
    Zeus
    Pan
    Dionysus
    Ares
  • god of the Underworld
    Hephaestus
    Hades
    Poseidon
    Zeus
  • a combination of words that is not in strict accordance with grammatical rules and often possesses a meaning other than its grammatical or logical one
    idiom
  • mono
    many
    all
    one
    same
  • a play on words
    pun
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