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A brief overview of short story elements and literary devices
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the perspective from which a story is told
narrator
protagonist
point of view
speaker
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the person telling the story is the main character
third person limited
third person omniscient
second person perspective
first person perspective
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the narrator sees into ONE person's thoughts and feelings
third person omniscient
first person perspective
third person limited
second person perspective
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the American flag
allusion
symbol
metaphor
catnip
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Which of the following is UNTRUE?
You do not need to write out the word "page" in parenthesis
Put the period INSIDE the quotation marks when citing
Use the author's last name inside the parenthesis
Put the parenthesis at the end of your cited sentence.
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a hint about what is going to happen later in the story
flashback
prophecy
clue
foreshadowing
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the main character of the story
antagonist
archetype
conflict
protagonist
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I would fly to the moon and back if you would be my baby
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
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The slim slimy snake slithered through the grass.
metaphor
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
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a scene that returns to events in the past
climax
figurative language
foreshadowing
flashback
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Best class of the day
Lunch
Gym
English
Math
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Splat
went the rotten tomato as it fell to the floor.
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
imagery
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type of conflict: a man is fighting a bear
man vs self
man vs man
man vs society
man vs nature
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words spoken between characters
audience
monologue
dialogue
dramatic irony
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All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.
simile
repetition
metaphor
alliteration
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a man wins the lottery and dies the next day
Sharknado
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
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music is my drug because it heals my scars
personifcation
simile
alliteration
metaphor
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type of conflict: trying to convince your mom to let you go to the party
man vs nature
man vs man
man vs society
man vs self
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the author's central message
foreshadowing
narrator
theme
tone
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A thesis should contain all of the following EXCEPT:
Title
Year of Publication
Author
Debatable Assertion
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Stronger than an avalanche, the force of his convictions moved him to vote.
imagery
metaphor
simile
personification
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The emotion a text creates in the reader.
mood
tone
direct address
audience
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Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart.
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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The emotion an author displays for his subject.
atmosphere
mood
tone
argument
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the audience knows something that a character does not
verbal irony
bread
dramatic irony
situational irony
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just keep it inside your head like your favorite tune
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
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a struggle between two opposing forces
antagonist
symbol
conflict
climax
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type of conflict: a man is trying to escape jail
man vs society
man vs nature
man vs self
man vs man
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the opposite of what is expected occurs
verbal irony
dramatic irony
frog
situational irony
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MLA: The title of a short story should be:
Underlined
Put in All Caps
Put in Italics
Put in Quotation Marks
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what you say is the opposite of your intended meaning
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
juice
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You SHOULD NEVER do which of the following when writing a CR
use contractions
stay in present tense
stay in third person
cite the text
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a specific reference to a famous person, event or thing
antonym
personification
allusion
metaphor
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CRs should contain how many quotes?
Two
One
Three
Four
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The mottled colors of pink, rose, red and orange appeared in the horizon.
sensory detail
metaphor
simile
allusion
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I came in like a wrecking ball
personification
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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If she'd been born 200 years ago they would have burned her at Salem.
simile
allusion
metaphor
personification
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the sequence of events making up a story
climax
theme
plot
progression
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I would walk 10,000 miles just to fall down at your door
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
personification
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type of conflict: man is trying to get up the courage to ask out his crush
man vs man
man vs nature
man vs self
man vs society
