Literary Devices
"Thank You, Ma'am"
"The Gift of the Magi"
"Miss Awful"
"Charles"
100
The main idea or message behind a story
What is theme?
100
The item Roger wants to buy with stolen money
What is blue suede shoes?
100
The setting (time and place) for this short story
What is New York City and Christmas (early 1900s)?
100
The kind of character that Roger is
What is a dynamic character?
100
The person that Charles actually is
What is Laurie?
200
A character who does not change throughout a story
What is a static character?
200
The question you ask yourself when a character does something opposite of what you would expect
What is "Why is the character doing that?"
200
The literary device this is an example of: Della buys Jim a watch fob, but he sold his watch.
What is situational irony?
200
The author of "Miss Awful"
What is Richard Cavanaugh?
200
The author of the short story "Charles"
What is Shirley Jackson?
300
A reference to another work (historical event, novel, art work, etc.)
What is an allusion?
300
What Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones tells Roger to do when they first enter her home
What is to wash his face?
300
The amount Della receives for her hair
What is $20?
300
The type of conflict demonstrated in Miss Orville versus the third grade class at St. Geoffrey's
What is man v. society?
300
Laurie's mother narrates the story about her son. This is called _____ person narration.
What is first person?
400
When words have the opposite effect than intended
What is verbal irony?
400
The location on the plot diagram of this event: Roger barely utters "Thank you, ma'am" and walks away
What is #6, or the denouement?
400
The literary device this is an example of: We know Della cut her hair off, but Jim does not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
The symbol for Miss Orville's care for students
What is the plant?
400
The type of character that Laurie is
What is dynamic?
500
The use of pictures or images to represent an idea
What is symbolism?
500
Where Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones works
What is a hotel beauty parlor?
500
The literary device this is an example of: "Had the Queen of Sheba lived across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts."
What is an allusion?
500
What Roger does to cheer up Miss Orville at the end
What is he spells "castle" and "flower" for her?
500
The type of conflict demonstrated when Laurie decides not to tell his parents about his behavior in kindergarten
What is man v. self?
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