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Which type of irony means you say one thing, but mean the exact opposite statament: Verbal Irony. Which literary device helps keep the reader on the edge of their seat and guessing what will happen next: Suspense. The structure of a story contributes to the overall meaning of the story: True. What is theme of a story: The universal lesson or message of a story.. Which of these options could be considered as a theme for a story: Forgiveness. Imagery helps add suspense to a story: False. Which literary device is being used: She turned slowly, seeing that she had an extra shadow..: Suspense. The purpose of themes is for readers to learn from and relate to the story: True. Can irony be considered a universal theme: False

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A Comparison Using like or as : Similie. Compares to things not using like or as : Metaphor. An exaggerated way of saying something: hyperbole. The life lesson of a story: Theme. When you have to infer to find out what a Character is like: Indirect Characterization. When the reader knows something the Character in the story dose not: Dramatic Irony. When a Character says something but means the opposite: Verbal Irony. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics : Personification. When two contradicting words are combined: oxymoron. When something happens that is the opposite of what we expect: Situational Irony. When the story goes back to previous events: Flashback. When something hints to a later event in the story: Foreshadowing. When I or me is used in the story: 1st person point of view. When the character is speaking to you in the piece of literature: 2nd person point of view. When an outside narrator is telling the story: 3rd Person Point of view. When the story tells us the way a character is: Direct Characterization. When a character has a conflict with someone else: man vs man . When a character has a conflict with them selves: man vs self. When a character has a conflict with something in the world ex; sickness: man vs nature. The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature: alliteration

Read the following passage:"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs"Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle. At the foot of the stairs, the match went out."Which type of imagery is found in the underlined lines: Sound imagery. Read the following poem:"The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson"He clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely landsRing'd with the azure world he standsThe wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls..."What type of imagery is found in the underlined lines: Touch imagery. the literal, dictionary definition of a word: denotation. The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation: negative. Referring to someone's house as a "shack" would have a __________ connotation: negative. Choose the word with the positive connotation: chat. What is the "tone" of a story: The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject. The tone and mood of a text can be very different: true. The words that determine the tone in this passage are..."although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand: dragged, slouched. Situational Irony: When the opposite of what is expected is happen in a situation.. Verbal Irony: When the speaker says one thing but means another.. Dramatic irony: When the audience knows something the character does not.. When we know the identify of the superhero, but everyone else wonders who they are, thats...: Dramatic. Irony usually involves something that is : unexpected. Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is : Verbal Irony. I'd like to visit that museum again as much as I'd like to gnaw off my own foot: Verbal irony. What sense does the following passage appeal to?"She slowly cleared her gravelly throat to make her presence known...": Sound. One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.  Which sense does this describe: Taste

Irony usually involves something that is : unexpected. When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called: dramatic irony. When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called: situational irony. A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt: sarcasm. Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects: create humor, suspense, or tragedy. A symbol functions to : represent something beyond itself. Symbols can lead to an understanding of a story's: theme. If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to: dramatic irony

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