What does the term 'foil' in literature refer to?
Foil Character

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character who provides background information
A character who supports the protagonist
A character who is the main antagonist
A character who contrasts with the protagonist
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a key element in developing a foil character?
Creating a character with opposite or significantly different traits
Creating a character with similar traits to the protagonist
Making the foil character the protagonist's best friend
Ensuring the foil character is the main antagonist
3.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream', (a) is Hermia's foil character.
Helena
Puck
Hippolyta
Titania
4.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
serves as a foil to Oberon and Titania.
Hermia and Helena
Theseus and Hippolyta
Lysander and Demetrius
Puck and Bottom
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character who serves to highlight the main character by having opposite traits; often called a sidekick.
indirect characterization
foil
flat character
protagonist
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character.
soliloquy
aside
monologue
foil
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Classic example of a character foil
Spiderman
Sherlock & Watson
Mary Poppins & her umbrella
The Odyssey
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