The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience

What is indirect characterization?

The writer gives the reader clues about what the character is like.

What is verbal irony?

A contrast between what is said and what is meant

A contrast between expectation and reality

The motif of a story is...

A recurring image, word, phrase, etc. that appears in various works.

What is figurative language?

Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else.

What is foreshadowing?

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.

The symbol of a story is...

A person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself.

A word’s literal and primary meaning

What is dramatic irony?

When the reader/audience knows something the character does not

What is an third person omniscient narrator?

The narrator knows everything about the characters

What is situational irony?

A contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens

The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning

The setting is the...

The time, place, & social climate which the events in a story takes place.

The subject of a story is...

The general idea around which a story is told

The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.

The antogonist of a short story is...

Usually the character in conflict with the hero

The conflict is the...

Clash between opposing characters or forces

What is the mood of a short story?

The feeling the author tries to create in his reader.

A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event.

The atmosphere in a literary work is...

The over-riding mood or tone in a literary work

What is a first person narrator?

The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows

What is direct characterization?

The writer tells the reader what sort of person the character is.

The climax of a story is...

The most intense moment in the story that creates the turning point.

Words that create a sensory experience

What is a third person limited narrator?

The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.

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What is the tone?
The feeling the author tries to create in his reader.
A recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, etc.
The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience
A person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself.
2
What is indirect characterization?
The writer gives the reader clues about what the character is like.
The writer tells the reader what sort of person the character is.
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows
3
What is verbal irony?
When the reader/audience knows something the character does not
A contrast between what is said and what is meant
A contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens
4
What is diction?
The author’s choice of words
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event.
Words that create a sensory experience
5
What is irony?
The author’s choice of words
he central idea in a work; the author’s “message.”
A contrast between expectation and reality
A clash between opposing characters or forces
6
The motif of a story is...
The hero of the story around which the narrative revolves.
A person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself.
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
A recurring image, word, phrase, etc. that appears in various works.
7
What is figurative language?
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else.
Usually the character in conflict with the hero
The author’s choice of words
8
The protagonist of a short story is...
Usually the character in conflict with the hero
The hero of the story
A word’s literal and primary meaning
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
9
The resolution of a story is...
The most intense moment in the story that creates the turning point.
The conflicts are resolved
A series of related events
The narrator knows everything about the characters
10
What is foreshadowing?
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
A word’s literal and primary meaning
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
11
The symbol of a story is...
A series of related events.
A person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself.
The conflict is resolved
The most intense moment in the story that creates the turning point.
12
What is denotation?
The arrangment (order) of words in a sentence.
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
Words that create a sensory experience
A word’s literal and primary meaning
13
What is dramatic irony?
When the reader/audience knows something the character does not
A contrast between what is said and what is meant
A contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens
14
What is an third person omniscient narrator?
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.
The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else.
The narrator knows everything about the characters
15
What is the plot of a short story?
The conflicts are resolved
The narrator knows everything about the characters
The most intense moment in the story that creates the turning point.
A series of related events
16
What is situational irony?
When the reader/audience knows something the character does not
A contrast between what is said and what is meant
A contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens
17
What is connotation?
A word's literal and primary meaning
Words that create a sensory experience
The arrangment (order) of words in a sentence.
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
18
The setting is the...
A series of related events
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
When the reader/audience knows something the character does not.
The time, place, & social climate which the events in a story takes place.
19
The subject of a story is...
The author’s choice of words
The central idea in a work; the author’s “message”
The overriding mood or tone in a literary work
The general idea around which a story is told
20
What is syntax?
A word’s literal and primary meaning
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
Words that create a sensory experience
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
21
The antogonist of a short story is...
Usually the character in conflict with the hero
A word’s literal and primary meaning
The associations evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning
The hero of the short story
22
The conflict is the...
The general idea around which a story is told
The writer gives the reader clues about what the character is like
Clash between opposing characters or forces
The writer tells the reader what sort of person the character is
23
The theme of a story is...
The overriding mood or tone in a literary work
The author’s “message”
The general idea around which a story is told
A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event.
24
What is the mood of a short story?
The feeling the author tries to create in his reader.
The general idea around which a story is told
The narrator knows everything about the characters
The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience
25
What is a flashback?
Words that create a sensory experience
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event.
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
26
The atmosphere in a literary work is...
The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience
Words that create a sensory experience
The feeling the author tries to create in his reader
The over-riding mood or tone in a literary work
27
What is a first person narrator?
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else.
The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows
The narrator knows everything about the characters
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.
28
What is direct characterization?
The writer gives the reader clues about what the character is like.
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action.
The writer tells the reader what sort of person the character is.
The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows
29
The climax of a story is...
The most intense moment in the story that creates the turning point.
The narrator knows everything about the characters
The conflicts are resolved
A series of related events
30
What is imagery?
The author's choice of words
Words that create a sensory experience
A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event.
The arrangement (order) of words in a sentence.
31
What is a third person limited narrator?
The narrator is a character in the story. We know what the character knows
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else.
The narrator knows everything about the characters
The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character.

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