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Elements of a short story review #shortstoryterms #literaryterms
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1
What point does the star mark on the following plot diagram?
resolution
falling action
rising action
climax
2
"Individual differences should be celebrated, not punished" is the theme of...
Both stories
"Harrison Bergeron"
Neither story
"Lamb to the Slaughter"
3
Which of the following is a theme of "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents"?
Be careful what you wish for.
Fiction can be more entertaining than reality.
Love conquers all.
No one can be trusted.
4
What point does the star represent on the following plot diagram?
climax
resolution
falling action
rising action
5
Which type of irony is demonstrated in the clip?
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
6
The problem that starts the plot's action is called what?
exposition
climax
resolution
conflict
7
"Every window was a loud yellow illumination" is an example of...
irony
personification
simile
metaphor
8
Theme can best be defined as
Where the story takes place
Using sarcasm or verbal irony
The moral, meaning, or message of the story
Who is telling the story
9
Which kind of narrator is a character in the story?
third person limited
third person omniscient
first person
second person
10
What kind of mood would the author create by describing a dark and stormy night?
boring
eerie
funny
happy
11
What point does the star mark on the following plot diagram?
climax
exposition
falling action
rising action
12
If the narrator tells us something about a character, it is an example of
direct characterization
indirect characterization
irony
personification
13
What is the exposition of a story?
The ending
The events leading from the beginning to the climax
The background of a story (setting, situation, characters)
The highlight of the story
14
What device is being used when one thing is used to represent another?
theme
hyperbole
symbolism
simile
15
"He listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through the autumn leaves" is an example of...
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
imagery
16
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) is
metaphor
simile
imagery
personification
17
What is verbal irony?
The full actions of a character are clear to the reader
When the reader knows something the characters do not
Sarcasm, or saying the opposite of what you mean
Something happens that is the opposite of what should happen
18
Which is NOT a part of plot?
Characterization
Resolution
Climax
Exposition
19
What literary device is best represented in the following clip?
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
20
What point of view is used in "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court..."?
first person
second person
third person
21
In "A Sound of Thunder," what part of plot is it when Travis shoots Eckels?
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
Conflict
22
In "A Sound of Thunder," we learn through Eckel's actions that he is careless. This is an example of...
direct characterization
indirect characterization
symbolism
personification
23
What literary device is used in the following clip?
metaphor
alliteration
mood
simile
24
Because it is set in the future, "A Sound of Thunder" would be considered what genre?
horror
science fiction
realistic fiction
fantasy
25
"The people sat like the dead" is an example of...
characterization
metaphor
simile
personification
26
This narrator is all knowing and can tell us the thoughts and feelings of any character.
second person
first person
third person limited
third person omniscient
27
When Hazel is described as having "perfectly average intelligence," it is an example of...
direct characterization
personification
symbolism
indirect characterization
28
The conflict in "Seventh Grade" is best described as
person vs. person
person vs. himself
person vs. nature
person vs. society
29
What is situational irony?
Sarcasm
When the reader knows what the characters do not
When something happens that is opposite of what we expected
The climax of the story
30
What kind of figurative language is used in the following clip?
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
