Word of the Day
a great number of people or things
What is myriad?
What is internal conflict?
"Isn't it dandy, Jim?"
Who is Della?
conflagration
What is a large, destructive fire?
"at the man's heels trotted a dog"
What is To Build a Fire?
coolly unconcerned
What is nonchalant?
A series of scenes that traces a conflict
What is plot?
"can these guns get a dinosaur cold?"
Who is Eckels?
paradox
What is a statement that sounds impossible but seems to be true?
"You name the animal, we take you there, you shoot it"
What is A Sound of Thunder?
Epitome
What is the perfect example of a type?
the moment of great suspense in a story
What is climax?
"you were right, old hoss, you were right."
Who is the man from To Build a Fire?
strong but flexible; able to withstand stress without injury
What is resilient?
"first a day and then a night and then a day and then a night"
What is A Sound of Thunder?
Weariness of body or mind
What is lassitude?
this story element reveals the story's final outcome
What is a resolution?
"you joking? You know very well... Who else?"
Who is the man behind the desk at the safari place?
involving guesswork
What is conjectural?
"a furnished flat at $8 per week"
What is The Gift of the Magi?
loquacious
What is talkative; long-winded?
the stages of a story plot in order
What are exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
"and now suppose you put the chops on."
Who is Jim?
to stir up; provoke
What is instigate?
"high up in the tree one bough capsized its load of snow"
What is To Build a Fire?