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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

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

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

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I will give you the entire universe just to be your friend: hyperbole. The whole crashed when I heard the bad news: hyperbole. You speak so loud that every citizen of this nation can hear you: hyperbole. Shiela will die if she doesn't get to watch BTS concert next year: hyperbole. I can drink the entire river out of my thirst: hyperbole. "I told you to clean your room a million times.": hyperbole. You could have knocked me over with a feather: hyperbole. Santa Claus' helpers are known as subordinate Clauses: pun. The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord: pun. The grammarian was very logical. He had a lot of comma sense: pun. What did one plant say to another? What's stomata: pun. How do construction workers party? They raise the roof: pun. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was brilliant!: pun. A fire station burns down: irony. A marriage counselor files for divorce: irony. A post on Facebook complaining how useless Facebook is: irony. A pilot has a fear of heights: irony. A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance: irony. A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets: irony

What is the art of effective or persuasive language designed to have an impressive effect on its audience: Rhetoric. What are the techniques used to convey, convince, or persuade; Ethos, Pathos, Logic, and Kairos: Rhetorical Devices. What are the subject, moral, or lesson of a talk piece of writing a person's thoughts: Theme. What is the unifying element; dominant impression or universal, general truth of a story: Central idea. What is the idea or feeling that a word invokes: Connotation. when a speaker of a writer says one thing but really means another: verbal irony . when the audience knows something the characters don't know : dramatic irony. which one is the use of irony to mock or disregarded something as unimportant: sarcasm. when the outcome is the opposite of what we would expect: situational irony. What is the directly expressed meaning of a word phrase, or entire piece: Implied memory . What is the definition of placing two or more things to compare or contrast to create an interesting effect: Juxtaposition . The use of humor irony, exaggeration to criticize something often seen in political context: Satire . The literal meaning or definition of a word: Denotation. When was Colonial American Literature discovered: 1607 and the late 1700's. Jamestown ending with what other event during 1607: Revolutionary war. Who often credited with initiating American literature: John Smith. Who will play a pivotal role as the instigators of the Salem witch trials: The Puritans. What are literacy works composed of: Letters and Journals . What is one major theme that these pieces will include: Spiritual and religious beliefs . What is another major theme that these pieces include: Relationship between church and state . Influenced largely by________: British writers. will and..: work

What does the author of "The Nuclear Tourist" use to CRAFT tension in the following passage:A few minutes later we reached Zalesye, an old farming village, and wandered among empty houses. ... On the floor of one home a discarded picture of Lenin— pointy beard, jutting chin—stared sternly at nothing, and hanging by a cord on a bedroom wall was a child’s doll. It had been suspended by the neck as if with an executioner’s noose: Descriptive and figurative language. What does the author of "The Nuclear Tourist" use to CRAFT mystery in the following passage:"As the sarcophagus crumbled and leaked, work began on what has been optimistically named the New Safe Confinement.... Everything about this place seems like science fiction.": Personal observation. Which of the following statements from "The Nuclear Tourist" is an example of the author's personal observation: As the sarcophagus crumbled and leaked, work began on what has been optimistically named the New Safe Confinement.... Everything about this place seems like science fiction.. Which effect does the following passage most likely have on the audience?As the sarcophagus crumbled and leaked, work began on what has been optimistically named the New Safe Confinement.... Everything about this place seems like science fiction: Mystery