Quotes
"a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."
Rip Van Winkle
Who used the surprise ending?
What was his actual name?
O. Henry
William Sidney Porter
What is the perspective from which a story is told?
point of view
a man sleeps for twenty years
Rip Van Winkle
What are the events and occurrences of a story known as?
plot
"from the hour when two mortals had shown themselves so simply wise..., its splendor waned."
The Great Carbuncle
Who introduced the detective story?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the meaning of a story?
theme
a husband and wife take precautions against a storm
Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning
What is the time, place, and background of a story?
setting
"It was hope that prompted the nerve to quiver -the frame to shrink."
The Pit and the Pendulum
Who wrote "Town Poor"?
Sarah Orne Jewett
What is the ridicule of human folly with the purpose of correcting it?
satire
rats chew off a prisoner's ropes
The Pit and the Pendulum
In "The Open Boat," who ironically dies at the end?
the oiler (Billie)
"the wind brought the sound of the great sea's voice to the mean on the shore, and they felt that they could then be interpreters."
The Open Boat
Who was the correspondent that wrote about his shipwreck in "The Open Boat"?
Stephen Crane
What is the attitude of the narrator toward his subject or audience?
Tone (or mood)
The Town Poor
What point of view has the author presenting characters without comment?
objective POV
"I wish to my heart 't was to-morrow mornin' a'ready, an' I a-startin' for the secl' men."
The Town Poor
Who was a well-known novelist and playwright who wrote "The Unerring Instinct"?
Thornton Wilder
What is saying the opposite of what is meant?
Verbal irony
a man tries to get arrested for the winter
The Cop and the Anthem
"A nice Smith is still a Smith. You keep your eyes open dear, -you'll see."
The Unerring Instinct