Short Story Review

In "One of These Days", what is the conflict?

What is ironic about the story "The Lesson"?

What is it called when referring to where and when a story takes place?

What does Aurelio's office tell us about him as a character in "One of These Days"?

What is something that stands for or represents another thing, idea, or thought?

A reference to a well known person,or event in history, literature, art, etc.?

“She was never going to get stuck on that Merry-Go-Round, she told me. It was a fixed job.”

Which method does the author use to narrate the story "The Lesson"?

What is the inciting incident in the story “The Lamb to the Slaughter”?

When the narrator is a character in the story, what is that called?

What do you call the main character in a literary work?

What is a character who changes during a story called?

What is the thematic subject in “The Alchemist’s Secret”?

What are hints given at what will happen in a story called?

What is it called when the audience knows information that some characters don’t know?

A conclusion that is drawn based on evidence and background knowledge is referred to what?

What can be inferred about how the husband feels about his wife in “The Alchemist’s Secret”?

The detective says, “It is probably right under our very noses”,what type of Irony is this?

In the story “Last Rung on the Ladder”, what is a possible theme?

One possible theme in "A Sound of Thunder" is

What do we call the turning point?

What is the resolution of “The Lamb to the Slaughter”?

Vivid language, that appeals to the 5 senses and creates a picture in the reader’s mind.

In "A Sound of Thunder", the butterfly is a symbol for..

"Each lower leg was a piston, a thousand pounds of white bone, sunk in thick ropes of muscle."

In "One of Theses Days", why is the dentist angry with the mayor?

What are actions leading to the turning point?

What is external or internal struggle called?

What is the author’s main purpose; insight to life?

In “The Alchemist’s Secret”, who was customer 321?

An idea or feeling associated with a word, other than its literal meaning.

In the story “Last Rung on the Ladder”, when Kitty falls off the ladder, this is an example of?

The title, “ The Lesson,”