Short Story / Poetry Definitions

Question 1

Persona

Answer 1

The speaker of the poem

Question 2

Image

Answer 2

A description of something that appeals to the senses

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

A direct comparison of unlike things

Question 5

Symbol

Answer 5

A concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

The giving of human qualities to something that is not human.

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

The repetition of a consonent sound in a line of poetry

Question 8

Assonance

Answer 8

The repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

Question 9

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 9

The pattern in which the rhymes occur

Question 10

Tone

Answer 10

The way the author feels about the subject or the reader

Question 11

Allegory

Answer 11

The use of characters, objects, or events to represent other objects or ideas

Question 12

The 3 Differences Between Poetry and Prose

Answer 12

1. ) Line length
2. ) The Use of Sound Devices
3. ) Compression of Statement

Question 13

5 Ways to Develop a Personal Viewpoint Essay

Answer 13

1. ) General Life Example
2. ) Personal Experience Example
3. ) Historical Example
4. ) Hypothetical Example
5. ) Analogy

Question 14

Plot

Answer 14

Pattern of events

Question 15

Conflict

Answer 15

Struggle between two opposing forces

Question 16

6 Ways to Reveal Character

Answer 16

1. ) Describe his actions.
2. ) Describe their thoughts.
3. ) Describes their past.
4. ) Describe physical features.
5. ) Describe the setting in which he lives
6. ) Have other characters describe them.

Question 17

Setting

Answer 17

The physical and emotional background

Question 18

Theme

Answer 18

The point that the writes makes about life or people

Question 19

Irony

Answer 19

Something that seems one way but in reality is different.

Question 20

Verbal Irony

Answer 20

A Statement that says something other than what it means.

Question 21

Situational Irony

Answer 21

A situation that occurs that neither the character nor the reader expects

Question 22

Dramatic Irony

Answer 22

A truth that the reader knows but the character doesn’t.

Question 23

Foreshadowing

Answer 23

Hinting at something that will happen later in the story

Question 24

Allusion

Answer 24

A reference to something well known from the past

Question 25

5 Types of Point Of View

Answer 25

1. ) First person Narrator
2. ) Second person narrator
3. ) Third person omniscient
4. ) Third person limited
5. ) Third person objective narrator

Question 26

3 Stages of Initiation Story

Answer 26

1. ) A young person start innocent.
2. ) The young person encounters something harsh.
3. ) The young person experiences an epiphany, a realization about harshness.