SS Unit Review - Story Elements Showdown

TRUE or FALSE: A dynamic character does not change over the course of a story.

Author of "Lamb to the Slaughter"

A teenager breaks a curfew set by the juvenile courts =

Author of "The Cask of Amontillado"

A struggle or problem between 2 opposing forces.

A captain fights a fierce storm in the middle of an ocean =

Which story ended at the CLIMAX part of the plot?

Author of "Thank You, Ma'am"

The central message about life in a literary work.

A character that is well-developed (many details/traits are revealed)

The main character in a literary work (but NOT always "the good guy")

Any personality involved in the plot of a story.

_____ = Reader's emotional response to a story; the "feeling" a story creates

Which stories were written in 1st Person POV? (HINT: There's 2!!)

The perspective from which a story is told.

_______ is the sequence of events in a story.

A _______ character changes MUCH throughout a story by thinking or acting differently.

______ is the dictionary, or literal definition of a word

_________ Characterization uses the STEAL Method to reveal a character's personality; the author shows us (not tells us)

Author of "The Sniper"

______ is the author's careful choice of words

A _____ character that is NOT well-developed (little detail/traits revealed)

A mother struggles with depression and pain =

A character who goes against the main character (NOT always the "bad guy").

________ is the emotional attachment/connection we have to a word

Author of "Charles"

_____ = time, place, & location of a story; it's TOTAL atmosphere

A woman's car won't start and she has an emergency =

____ = Author's attitude toward a subject (writing style, word choice, etc.)

__________ Characterization is when the author explicity describes a character