For the Week ending 01/23/09
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
The film Indiana Jones is in the _______ "action-adventure." |
the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events
The Prestige wove a sinister, convoluted story that kept you guessing right to the dramatic and unexpected _______. |
a naive girl or the role of such a young woman
In West Side Story, the _______ role is that of Maria. |
the principal character in a literary work; a leading actor in a play or film
Tobey Maguire plays the _______ in the Spiderman films. |
a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing); dialogue designed to convey information
_______ dialogue that might, by itself, be boring, is often camouflaged in emotion or action. |