Short Story Elements I
Comparison of two things using like or as
simile
external conflict
Protagonist in The Scarlet Ibis
narrator
OR
Doodle's brother
The protagonist of The Landlady
Billy Weaver
What does Waverly's mom want for her daughter and sons?
The art of strength, strategy of winning arguments, and respecting others
Hints to the reader what might happen next in the story
Foreshadowing
Time and place
Setting
Antagonist in The Scarlet Ibis
Doodle
The antagonist of The Landlady
The Landlady (owner of B & B)
What game does Waverly learn to play?
Chess
Struggle within a single character
Internal conflict
Expresses the writer's attitude
Tone
The POV of The Scarlet Ibis
First Person
The Setting
Bath, England
Where does Waverly live?
Above a Chinese bakery
A feeling that a literary work conveys to readers
Mood
Descriptive language appealing to the senses
imagery
What symbolizes the passage of time in The Scarlet Ibis
Grindstone
The landlady answers the door before Billy can remove his hand from the door bell. (T or F)
True
How does Waverly get her name?
She lived on Waverly Way - she was named after the street.
Assigning human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
personification
language used by the author for a specific effect
Word Choice
What does the narrator create for Doodle after teaching him to walk?
How does the author hint at a future event in the following statement:
"Everyone has to do that because it's the law of the land, and we don't want to go breaking any laws at this stage do we?..."
Answers will vary
Explain who Lau Po's character is?
Old man who taught Waverly how to play chess