Writing Style Techniques Test Review

In The Monkey's Paw, what does the paw symbolize?

The way an author describes and develops characters. This includes appearance, personality, thoughts, and actions.

When an author gives hints or clues about what might happen later in the story it is called...

Martin deciding whether or not to take the stairs or the elevator is an example of what type of conflict?.

Be careful what you wish for could be a theme for which story?

The elevator symbolizes what for Martin?

The perspective from which the story is told. It can be first or third person.

The feeling of excitement or tension that keeps the reader wondering what will happen next is...

The use of vivid and descriptive language the creates a picture in the reader's mind is called...

"It was an old building with an old elevator - a very small elevator..." What connotation does this quote give?

When something happens in a way that is opposite to what was expected in a story. Can be funny or create surprise.

An object, person, or siguation that represents a deeper meaning or idea is known as...

The author's attitude or feelingstowards the subjectof the story. It can be serious, humorous, sad, or other emotions.

This technique is when characters talke to each other. It helps a reader to understand a character's thoughts/feelings.

If a reader cannot trust or believe a narrator's account of the events, that makes the narrator reliable.

The feeling/atmosphere an author creates in a story. It's how the reader feels while reading, like happy,or suspenseful.

The setting is the place and time where a story happens.

The main messageor lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.

When Mrs. Maloney asks the police to eat the leg of lamb, that is an example of what kind of irony?

The literal or dictionary definition of a word without any emotional or cultural connotations is...

The sequence of events in a story where a conflict is introduced and then resolved or concluded.