English III Short Story Unit Test Review

“It quivered with each sound, the house did.”

whatever leads us to infer the author’s attitude                                 

to give strength or energy to

“I see her creeping all around the garden…”

passionate; devoted

"metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith's hammer; it had the same ringing quality"

“…the whole plant suffered a bight; its leaves turning coal black…”

revolting; horrible; disgusting

Examples of Domestic Abjection include...

extended metaphor in which elements in the plot have meanings that lie outside of the story

to preserve; to continue

"Hills Like White Elephants"

narrator sticks to the facts of the story

when a reader knows of an unexpected outcome before the protagonist

A Gothic Hero is often on a...

females trapped in their own gender roles

attentive to detail

recurring symbols, phrases or words that help develop themes of a work of literature

The Hitchhiker Radio Play

literary time period; deals with the “here and now”

use of sensory details by and author

Which of the following are considered writers of the "Dark Romantic" genre?

In "The Birthmark", which phrase best describes what the birthmark symbolizes?

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"

"The Yellow Wallpaper"

connection; bond; attraction

"Death is a dignitary..."

Aminadab & Aylmer

Peyton Farquar

"seemed to dissipate the dreamy stupor which was stealing over my senses"

Which of the following are considered writers of the "Realism" genre?

A "story within a story"

"They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry"

writers who believed that humans were vulnerable to sin and self-destruction

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is written as a