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2020 VFMS Short Story Unit Terms Review
2020 VFMS Short Story Unit Terms Review
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Elements of a short story review #shortstoryterms #literaryterms
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1
What device is being used when one thing is used to represent another?
theme
hyperbole
simile
symbolism
2
Because it is set in the future, "A Sound of Thunder" would be considered what genre?
horror
realistic fiction
fantasy
science fiction
3
Which of the following is a theme of "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents"?
Love conquers all.
Be careful what you wish for.
Fiction can be more entertaining than reality.
No one can be trusted.
4
Which kind of narrator is a character in the story?
third person limited
second person
third person omniscient
first person
5
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) is
personification
metaphor
imagery
simile
6
What literary device is best represented in the following clip?
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
7
This narrator is all knowing and can tell us the thoughts and feelings of any character.
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
first person
8
What is situational irony?
When the reader knows what the characters do not
Sarcasm
The climax of the story
When something happens that is opposite of what we expected
9
The conflict in "Seventh Grade" is best described as
person vs. himself
person vs. person
person vs. society
person vs. nature
10
The problem that starts the plot's action is called what?
resolution
climax
conflict
exposition
11
What kind of mood would the author create by describing a dark and stormy night?
boring
funny
eerie
happy
12
In "A Sound of Thunder," we learn through Eckel's actions that he is careless. This is an example of...
personification
indirect characterization
symbolism
direct characterization
13
In "A Sound of Thunder," what part of plot is it when Travis shoots Eckels?
Resolution
Climax
Rising Action
Conflict
14
What is verbal irony?
Something happens that is the opposite of what should happen
Sarcasm, or saying the opposite of what you mean
When the reader knows something the characters do not
The full actions of a character are clear to the reader
15
What point does the star mark on the following plot diagram?
resolution
rising action
climax
falling action
16
"The people sat like the dead" is an example of...
simile
characterization
metaphor
personification
17
What point does the star mark on the following plot diagram?
falling action
climax
exposition
rising action
18
Theme can best be defined as
The moral, meaning, or message of the story
Using sarcasm or verbal irony
Where the story takes place
Who is telling the story
19
What point does the star represent on the following plot diagram?
resolution
climax
rising action
falling action
20
When Hazel is described as having "perfectly average intelligence," it is an example of...
personification
indirect characterization
direct characterization
symbolism
21
What literary device is used in the following clip?
metaphor
alliteration
simile
mood
22
If the narrator tells us something about a character, it is an example of
personification
indirect characterization
direct characterization
irony
23
What point of view is used in "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court..."?
first person
third person
second person
24
"Every window was a loud yellow illumination" is an example of...
personification
irony
simile
metaphor
25
Which is NOT a part of plot?
Climax
Characterization
Exposition
Resolution
26
"Individual differences should be celebrated, not punished" is the theme of...
Both stories
"Harrison Bergeron"
Neither story
"Lamb to the Slaughter"
27
What kind of figurative language is used in the following clip?
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
28
What is the exposition of a story?
The ending
The events leading from the beginning to the climax
The highlight of the story
The background of a story (setting, situation, characters)
29
Which type of irony is demonstrated in the clip?
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
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"He listened to the faint push of his soft shoes through the autumn leaves" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
imagery
