Vocabulary
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Elements of a Short Story
100
Feeling grief, especially after someone dies; sorrowful, sad.
What is "Mourning"?
100
"On second thought, the girl grabbed her umbrella from the stand and swung it over her shoulder, hurrying out the door." Later in the story: "The girl glared at the sky, which was filled with listless black clouds. She popped open her umbrella, clenching her teeth." This is an example.
What is an example of foreshadowing?
100
The related sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
100
A reference to future events in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
100
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
What is external conflict?
200
Hateful; Spiteful
What is "Malicious"?
200
The act of deriving logical conclusions from context and knowledge.
What is inferencing?
200
"Mamie snarled at the cowering Rupert, and shoved him with all her might. He toppled to the ground, his glasses sliding off his nose. Her eyes burned, and Rupert started to cry. 'Stop! Please!' Mamie just used her foot to grind his glasses into the gravel."
What is an example of indirect characterization?
300
Taking much work or effort.
What is "Laborious"?
300
The highest point of tension in the story.
What is climax?
400
Overconfident; lacking respect.
What is "Presumptuous"?
400
"It was dark and lonely on this planet. Chemicals in the atmosphere swallowed every photon of light- the closest thing to sight she had was the glowing green map of the landscape on her helmet screen, created from echolocation. There was no sound except for the quiet hum of her life support system, and her ragged breathing as she ran across the rocky, dead world."
What is an example of setting?
500
Seemingly uninterested.
What is "Nonchalantly"?
500
The central message expressed in a story. The lesson the author wants you to learn.
What is theme?
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