Characters
Elements of Fiction
Authors
Vocabulary
Elements of Fiction in Action
100
In "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", this character tricked Peyton Farquhar.
Who is the Gray Clad Union Soldier
100
The background against which the story takes place
What is setting
100
This author was born into slavery
Who is Frederick Douglass
100
"Terror came upon his heart like a grasp of claws" is an example of which type of figurative language
What is simile
100
1850's. Sierra Nevada Mountains
What is the setting of "The Outcasts at Poker Flats"
200
This character is described as a cruel, merciless coward
Who is Mr. Covey
200
The pattern that results from the events in the story in the order in which they are presented
What is plot
200
This author wrote "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Who is Ambrose Bierce
200
Writing that views human behavior as determined by biological and environmental forces
What is naturalism
200
The _____ changes from fairly objective and matter-of-fact to very subjective and emotional, as can be seen in Douglass's description of the slave songs.
What is tone of "Narrative of the Life"
300
In the story "The Tell-Tale Heart", this individual dismembers a body and buries it beneath the floorboards
Who is the narrator
300
This term refers to the central idea or dominating thought, which results from the other elements contained in fiction
What is theme
300
Author who suffered from alcohol abuse, depression, poverty, illness, etc
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
300
Writing that reproduces daily life, probes motivation, and examines social issues
What is realism
300
Crane said that people are simply victims of fate. He debunks the hero and criticizes the idea of striving for idealistic principles. These ideals can be viewed as the _______ of which of his literary works?
What is theme, "A Mystery of Heroism"
400
Nameless character in "To Build a Fire"
Who is Cheechako
400
The vantage point from which the author presents the action of the story
What is point of view
400
Author who had no battle experience but wrote "The Red Badge of Courage"
Who is Stephen Crane
400
An all-knowing narrator
What is omniscient
400
Most of the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is written in third person limited narration, although the beginning and ending are third-person objective. These are types of which element of fiction?
What is point of view
500
This character refuses to take Douglass back before the rental period is over
Who is Master Thomas
500
French for "unravelling"
What is denouement
500
Author, like Crane, concerned with the ironies and futility of war
Who is Ambrose Bierce
500
The literal use of an object, person, action, or other item that suggests a larger, perhaps more universal, meaning.
What is symbolism
500
The outcasts, who are supposed to be corrupt, turn out to be kind and noble. Oakhurst presents a calm, controlled exterior, but under the surface he is so lonely and troubled that he commits suicide. Both of these represent the ___________ of ___________________, which is the falseness of appearances.
What is theme, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
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