Definitions
Short Story Elements
Figurative Language
Short Stories
Poems
100

The last sentence or sentences of an idea/paragraph?

What is a concluding statement?

100
when a writer interrupts the main action of a story to recreate a situation or incident of an earlier time as though it were occurring in the present; used to clarify present actions or circumstances

What is flashback?

100
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words (e.g. Sally sells seashells by the seashore).

What is alliteration?

100

The writer of "The Painted Door"

Who is Sinclair Ross?

100

What is the symbolic meaning of “the golden rainbow of the north”?

"My Moccasins have not walked." - Duke Redbird

What is northern lights?

200
a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.


What is a topic sentence?

200

Sharon Butala, the uses a specific term to describe emotions and memories of a specific place in someone's memory.

What is spiritual landscape?

200

Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) to create a mental picture for the reader (e.g. The sun kissed the horizon).

What is imagery?

200

In "The Lamp at Noon" Paul wants a future for his family. But, he cares for his horses more than Ellen and his child. This is an example of:

What is irony?

200

In "My Moccassins Have Not Walked" what does the author feel they have lost?

What is cultural identity? 

300

words or phrases that connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, helping writing flow smoothly and clearly, while also signaling relationships between ideas

What is a transition word?

300

A setting in the story the dictates the characters emotions and actions.

What is an integral setting?

300

The lit lamp in the "The Lamp at Noon" represents the fresh perspective for Ellen and her life on the farm. This is an example of?

What is symbolism?

300

Stephen vs. John is an example of what type of conflict in "The Painted Door"

What is Man vs. Man?

300

In "The Lonely Land" - What might the leaning of the pine trees symbolize?

What is survival and resilience?

400

lack of harmony between a place, idea, or things.

What is dissonance? 

400

the emotion conveyed by the poem, or the attitude that the speaker has towards the topic

What is tone?

400

Identify the figurative language in "The Lamp at Noon":

There were two winds: the wind inflight, and the wind that pursued. The one sought refuge in the eaves, whimpering, in fear; the other assailed it there, and shook the eaves apart to make it flee again

What is personification?

Or

What is imagery?

400

In "Still Stands the House" what does the hyacinth flower represent for Ruth? 

What is hope?

Or

What is a new perspective?

400

In the poem, "The Lonely Land", the lines "stagger and fall" are stated multiple times. This is an example of?

What is repetition?

500

widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread.

What is omnipresent? 

500

Identify the type of conflict:

the leading character struggles against fate, or the situations of life facing him/her

What is Man vs. Circumstance?

500
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary,or political significance (e.g. He's a real Romeo with the ladies).

What is allusion?

500

In "The Painted Door" what does the door symbolize?

What is John and Ann's marriage?

Or

What is foreshadowing to the end of video/story?

500

In "My Moccasins Have Not Walked", What does word "yet" symbolize.

YET

MY DREAMS ARE DREAMS OF THESE MY HEART IS ONE WITH THEM THE SCENT OF THEM CARESSES MY SOUL

What is hope to learn their identity?

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