Literary Terms
This is the atmosphere or feeling evoked in the reader or audience.
What is mood?
This is the author of "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Who is Poe?
Characters include Matilda, Monsieur Loisel, and Madame Forestier.
What is "The Necklace"?
Brom Bones vs. Ichabod Crane
What is person vs. person?
"Thish-yer Smiley had a mare the boys called her the fifteen- minute nag."
What is "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
This is the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject.
What is tone?
Famed author of works such as "Matilda," "The BFG," and "James and the Giant Peach," this is also the author of "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Who is Roald Dahl?
The main character in this short story could be a crazed, mad man, or a premeditated killer.
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The narrator of "The Raven."
What is man vs. self?
"It had a spell put on it by an old fakir, a very holy man."
Who is Morris in "The Monkey's Paw"?
This is defined as a situation or condition of hostility, suspense, or uneasiness.
What is tension?
What is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
The conflict within "The Necklace" is twofold.
What are man vs. self (Matilda) and man vs. society?
"Personally, I think the weapon is somewhere near the house."
"It's probably right under our noses."
Who is Noonan in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
This is something understood by the audience, but is not known by the characters in the play.
What is dramatic irony?
This is the author of "The Monkey's Paw."
Who is W.W. Jacobs?
Dan'l Webster, Simon Wheeler, Jim Smiley, and the Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley are all characters in this short story.
What is "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?
Man vs. supernatural could be a conflict in this story.
What is "The Monkey's Paw"?
"It couldn't have been worth much more than 500 francs!"
Who is Madame Forestier in "The Necklace"?
This is something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
What is a red herring?
This is the author of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
Who is Mark Twain?
Noonan investigated the death of Patrick Murphy to assist his pregnant wife, Mary.
What is "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
Define ALL six types of conflicts.
What are:
Man vs. self, man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. technology, man vs. nature, man vs. supernatural.
"If I can but reach that bridge, I am safe.”