11-7-16--11-11-16

Question 1

Utopia

Answer 1

A piece of utopian fiction is set in an ideal or perfected community

Question 2

Dystopia

Answer 2

An unpleasant setting, totalitarian government

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

Is an exaggeration in writing that is used for effect

Question 4

Idiom

Answer 4

An expression that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meaning of its elements but is understood by most people

Question 5

Imagery

Answer 5

The author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader using the 5 senses.

Question 6

Verbal Irony

Answer 6

occurs when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express. Sarcasm

Question 7

Situational irony

Answer 7

Occurs when the reader is led to believe that one thing will occur but, in fact, the opposite occurs. This can be humorous or tragic.

Question 8

Dramatic irony

Answer 8

Occurs when the reader/audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not.

Question 9

Motif

Answer 9

A specific theme that dominates a literary work

Question 10

Nemesis

Answer 10

A bitter enemy, especially one who seems unbeatable