English 9 Short Story Lit. Terms

Question 1

The emotional response the reader has to the story is known as

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mood

Question 2

The reader has to infer about a character based on how s/he is described.

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Indirect characterization

Question 3

The child came down the hall with a slight pitter-patter.

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onomatopoeia

Question 4

The overall message the author wants you to get from the story.

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theme

Question 5

When the author hints to what might happen later in the story...

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Foreshadowing

Question 6

The golden pancakes popped and hissed on the griddle, their sweet aroma wafting in the air.

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sensory details

Question 7

The rain came down in long knitting needles.

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metaphor

Question 8

slender is to thin, dirty is to uncleanly

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synonym

Question 9

The way characters speak and the language they use can be an indication of the setting. This is

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dialect

Question 10

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Simile

Question 11

Before practice, make sure you check the court and remove any debris from the court. POV?

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Second

Question 12

When one of the characters IN the story is narrating

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First person

Question 13

Oh, cry me a river!

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hyperbole

Question 14

What kind of conflict is this?

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Man VS Society

Question 15

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night.

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personification

Question 16

Jim & his friend go on a ride that the audience just saw being disconnected the scene before.

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Dramatic Irony

Question 17

A person can't muster up the motivation to continue fighting for her life. What conflict is it?

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Man VS Self

Question 18

Time, place, and social circumstance are all parts of the ______.

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setting

Question 19

Sorry Eva, The Wandering Boy, The Runaway Pole, Elsa, the Snow Queen

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epithets

Question 20

This is an example of what type of conflict?

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Man VS Nature

Question 21

A character who is described from many angles.

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Round

Question 22

When the author describes a character in a straightforward manner.

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Direct characterization

Question 23

A character who goes through a major change during the story.

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Dynamic

Question 24

A character about whom we know very little.

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Flat

Question 25

The character, emotion, object, or inner conflict that causes the major conflict in the story.

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Antagonist

Question 26

When the character recalls a memory that happened before the story took place.

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Flashback

Question 27

"Mr. Sir marched the boys to another section of the lake...Stanley was glad to be away..." POV?

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third limited

Question 28

A character who does not learn anything or change by the end of the story.

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Static

Question 29

Successful is to failure, tidy is to disorganized

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antonym

Question 30

His fellow navy men are unaware of how Alfred thinks of himself. What type of irony is this?

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dramatic

Question 31

The author's attitude in the story is known as

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tone

Question 32

A character claims, "LOVE the haircut," as she turns around and pretends to gag.

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verbal irony

Question 33

July's golden maiden danced on the water like a dervish. What lit term is NOT seen below?

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hyperbole

Question 34

The main character who faces the major conflict in the story.

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Protagonist

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English 9 Short Story Lit. Terms

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