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What is the term for the type of resolution that involves pointing out something learned or changed?
What is the term for the type of resolution that involves pointing out something learned or changed?
reflection
A resolution is important to a narrative for all of the following reasons except _____
A resolution is important to a narrative for all of the following reasons except _____
leaving the reader unsure, confused, or frustrated
An author uses _____ to provide a resolution through the spoken words of characters.
An author uses _____ to provide a resolution through the spoken words of characters.
dialogue
Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?
Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
What literary technique is used when the outcome of a situation defies expectations?
What literary technique is used when the outcome of a situation defies expectations?
Which of the following statements are true about irony? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following statements are true about irony? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following describes dramatic irony?
Which of the following describes dramatic irony?
What type of irony occurs when a speaker says something but means the opposite?
What type of irony occurs when a speaker says something but means the opposite?
Which type of irony is used when Emily forgets to set her alarm and runs to the bus stop on a Saturday?
Which type of irony is used when Emily forgets to set her alarm and runs to the bus stop on a Saturday?
Giving human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstractions is called?
Giving human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstractions is called?
What is the feeling the reader gets from the story termed as?
What is the feeling the reader gets from the story termed as?
Making a comparison using the words like or as is a type of figurative language called?
Making a comparison using the words like or as is a type of figurative language called?
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Which of the following is not a commonality of similes and metaphors?
Which of the following is not a commonality of similes and metaphors?
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Which of the following are examples of a metaphor? (Select all that apply)
Which of the following are examples of a metaphor? (Select all that apply)
What is the correct term for a word or a phrase used in a nonliteral sense for rhetorical or vivid effect?
What is the correct term for a word or a phrase used in a nonliteral sense for rhetorical or vivid effect?
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Buzz, click, and gurgle are all examples of which figure of speech?
Buzz, click, and gurgle are all examples of which figure of speech?
A generalization is defined as?
A generalization is defined as?
A(n) _____ summary is one that includes your own opinions or bias and should be written in first-person point of view.
A(n) _____ summary is one that includes your own opinions or bias and should be written in first-person point of view.
What is the theme of a story?
What is the theme of a story?
What type of order is used when the author describes things according to where they are located in relation to one another?
What type of order is used when the author describes things according to where they are located in relation to one another?
Which of the following is true if a story is told in reverse chronological order?
Which of the following is true if a story is told in reverse chronological order?
When an author groups related ideas together to compare and contrast subjects or to define a subject, the organizational structure is known as?
When an author groups related ideas together to compare and contrast subjects or to define a subject, the organizational structure is known as?
Study Notes
Literary Devices and Techniques
- Resolution in Short Stories: Reflection indicates learning or change serves as a resolution.
- Importance of a Resolution: A resolution eliminates reader uncertainty, confusion, or frustration.
- Dialogue: Serves as a tool to provide resolutions through characters' spoken words.
- Irony: Involves outcomes that defy expectations, categorized into verbal, dramatic, and situational irony.
Types of Irony
- Verbal Irony: Occurs when a speaker says one thing but means the opposite, exemplified by an uninvited guest where the host pretends happiness.
- Dramatic Irony: When the audience possesses knowledge that characters do not, as seen when a character plans to cheat unaware that the teacher knows.
- Situational Irony: Arises from an unexpected outcome, like a server claiming she has never broken a dish only for the stack to fall.
Figurative Language
- Personification: Assigning human traits to non-human entities.
- Mood: The overall feeling evoked in the reader through the narrative.
- Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as," such as "My head is pounding like a jackhammer."
- Metaphor: A direct comparison asserting one thing as another, e.g., "The classroom is a zoo."
- Oxymoron: A phrase pairing contradictory terms, like "pretty mess."
- Onomatopoeia: Words that phonetically imitate sounds, e.g., "buzz," "click," "gurgle."
Literary Structure and Themes
- Generalization: A broad statement applicable to various contexts.
- Subjective Summary: Includes personal opinions and is written in the first person.
- Theme: The central idea or life lesson presented by the author.
- Spatial Order: Describes elements based on their physical location relative to each other.
- Reverse Chronological Order: Telling a story starting with the outcome, providing immediate context.
- Logical Order: Organizes related ideas for comparison or definition.
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This quiz focuses on key concepts related to narrative resolutions in storytelling. Learn the terminology and the importance of resolutions through reflection and character dialogue. Test your understanding of how resolutions impact the reader's experience.
