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How would you describe irony?
Time is money- is an example of
Short story elements + Figurative Language
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Time is money- is an example of
an exaggeration
a metaphor
irony
hyperbole
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How would you describe irony?
human characteristics are given to non living objects
when you are talking in contradictions
the exact opposite of what you would expect would happen
3
What is imagery?
Appealing to one or more of the five senses
Describing big ideas within literature
Painting a picture
4
What are the three elements of setting?
Time, Space, Continuum
Place Mat, Table Setting, Breathable Atmosphere
Time, Place, Atmosphere
Mood, Drama, Theme
5
"As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us" is an example of?
personification
metaphor
simile
idiom
6
What short story element teaches us something about life and/or human nature?
Theme
Point of View
Conflict
Setting
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"Pretty ugly" is an example of what?
irony
simile
oxymoron
personification
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Which of the following is NOT a style of writing?
Verbose
Factual
Conversational
Jargon
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The audience knows a killer is hiding in the closet, the girl in the horror movie does not!
simile
irony
idiom
metaphor
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What is the role of antagonists? What do they do?
Challenge the Protagonist
Tempt the protagonist to the dark side
Hurt everyone in the story
Make the Protagonist see things differently
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What is the main character called?
Omniscient
Protagonist
Buster
Antagonist
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This is an example of:
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
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The denouement in a short story comes...
almost at the end
in the middle
in the beginning
at the end
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What is personification?
an exaggeration
a comparison
an expression where its meaning isn't literal
giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
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This is what drives the story.
Conflict
The climax
The characters
The plot
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"Living dead" is an example of what?
oxymoron
personification
simile
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Why is theme important?
Because it teaches us about characters
It adds meaning to the reading
It is not important
No, really, it's not important!
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An omniscient narrator is...
unreliable
biased
god-like
involved in the story
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Which of these comes first in the plot?
Rising action
Denouement
Exposition
Climax
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What is the most common type of point of view?
4th Person
2nd Person
1st Person
3rd Person
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What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
The bee buzzed away.
The girl twirled in her new dress.
The bus drove down the street.
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Which of the following is NOT a point of view?
Interior
Omniscient
Third person
First person
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A short story usually focuses on...
a few characters
a large variety of characters
one or two characters
the writer
