Short Story Review Game

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

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

The chair sang a song

Part of the plot where the problem or conflict is introduced

The overall message of the story

What acronym is used for indirect characterization?

What is the only type of internal conflict?

An eerie, scary setting

Figurative language that evokes the five seneses

Words that describe a character's personality

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

vroom, buzz, swoosh

A character that doesn't change

Giving hints as to what is to come in the text

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

Giving human like qualities to an inanimate object

A complex character with multiple traits

I, me, my, we

Kelly was a rock

An author's unique style of writing

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

Part of the plot where things wind down following the climax

What is another name for the resolution to a story?

The date is November 16th, 2016

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

The perspective from which a story is told

Bob and Jim are arguing in the front yard

Main Character of the story

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

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

Part of the plot where characters and setting are established

What you need to do is run away.

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

A narrator who cannot be trusted

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

When what is spoken is the opposite of what is intended

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

A simple character with one to two traits

You, your

What is the second part of a plot diagram?

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

He, she, it, they

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

An extreme exaggeration

The flag represents freedom

A character that undergoes a big change

What is situational irony?

When the narrator only has some information about one character

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

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

What drives a character or what they want

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

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

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

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

Part of the plot that is the turning point

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

A comparison of two unlike things that uses like or as

sarcastic or humorous

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

The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing

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

The student body rebelled against the principal

A character is conflict with nature

Pausing a narrative to go back to the past

The dog bit the man because he was attacking the girl

One character in conflict with another character

When a situation is opposite of what is expected

A character in conflict with themselves

How the reader feels as they are reading

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

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

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

The silly girl sang a song

A lifeguard is saved from drowning

The tall boy ran away

The time and place of a story

Character that is in conflict with the main character

She is kind

She was like a broken angel