vocab

Question 1

characterization

Answer 1

the technique used to develop characters

Question 2

idiom

Answer 2

a common figure of speech whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its words

Question 3

flashback

Answer 3

interruption of action to present events that took place earlier in time

Question 4

objective POV

Answer 4

the narrator is not involved with the action of the story

Question 5

satire

Answer 5

a literary technique in which foolish ideas or customs are ridiculous for the purpose of improving society

Question 6

foreshadowing

Answer 6

when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in the story

Question 7

verbal irony

Answer 7

when someone states one thing and means another

Question 8

omniscient POV

Answer 8

a 3rd person narration where the reader is allowed into the thoughts of several characters

Question 9

catharsis

Answer 9

a purging of emotions primarily through art

Question 10

motivation

Answer 10

the stated or implied reason behind a characters behavior

Question 11

paradox

Answer 11

a statement that seems to contradict itself but may nevertheless suggest on important truth

Question 12

limited POV

Answer 12

the narrator stands outside the action and focuses on one character’s thoughts, observations, and feelings

Question 13

hyperbole

Answer 13

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis

Question 14

situational irony

Answer 14

a contrast between what is expected and what actually does happen

Question 15

theme

Answer 15

the message, moral, meaning, or maid idea of what the writer wants the reader to understand

Question 16

dialect

Answer 16

a form of language as it is spoken in one geographical area or particular social group

Question 17

unreliable narrator

Answer 17

narrator is deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided, forcing the reader to question their identity

Question 18

dramatic irony

Answer 18

a contrast of what an audience knows and character knows