Short Story Review Game

Part of the plot that is the turning point

She was like a broken angel

When the narrator is fair and unbiased; they only tell the facts

A narrator who cannot be trusted

You, your

On the edge of your seat, uncertain as to what will happen next

The part of the plot where things conclude and get wrapped up

What you need to do is run away.

When the audience knows what is happening, but the characters do not

She was going there to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.

A comparison of two unlike things that uses like or as

When a situation is opposite of what is expected

Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and remove any debris.

The problem in a story resulting from 2 opposite forces, ideas, people, etc.

Words that describe a character's personality

The chair sang a song

The silly girl sang a song

Author tells the reader who a character is or what character traits they have

vroom, buzz, swoosh

He flattened out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air.

I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss.

Pausing a narrative to go back to the past

What is the second part of a plot diagram?

I, me, my, we

A comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as

One character in conflict with another character

When a story is told directly to the audience using you, your

A lifeguard is saved from drowning

The date is November 16th, 2016

Giving hints as to what is to come in the text

Sally couldn't decide if it would be worth it to cheat on the test

The perspective from which a story is told

An extreme exaggeration

The student body rebelled against the principal

The dog bit the man because he was attacking the girl

The tall boy ran away

What acronym is used for indirect characterization?

Part of the plot where things wind down following the climax

Part of the plot where the problem or conflict is introduced

A character in conflict with fate, destiny, or something that can't be explained by science

A character that undergoes a big change

The formation of a word with a sound associated with what is named

Main Character of the story

A character in conflict with themselves

An eerie, scary setting

An author's unique style of writing

A character is conflict with nature

Kelly was a rock

A complex character with multiple traits

A simple character with one to two traits

What is another name for the resolution to a story?

When the story is told by someone in it using I, me, we

When what is spoken is the opposite of what is intended

A character that doesn't change

Bob and Jim are arguing in the front yard

sarcastic or humorous

The overall message of the story

What is the only type of internal conflict?

Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached her waist.

The flag represents freedom

The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing

She pushed Billy off the sled and rode down the hill in laughter

How the reader feels as they are reading

She is kind

Figurative language that evokes the five seneses

The reader must infer using speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and looks

He, she, it, they

What is situational irony?

The killer is behind a door, but the girl doesn't know it and heads that way.

When the narrator only has some information about one character

Giving human like qualities to an inanimate object

You come to school in ripped sweatpants and your teacher says, "You look great"

A reference to another piece of work, author, film, art, etc.

When someone who knows the story tells it using he, she, it they

Character that is in conflict with the main character

The time and place of a story

Part of the plot where characters and setting are established

A character in conflict with an entire group of people and/ or their beliefs

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

What drives a character or what they want