Literary Devices
Elements of Fiction
Memes
"The Lamp at Noon" & "Boys and Girls"
Essay Structure
100

A comparison that minimizes the distance between the items being compared. 

Metaphor

100

Theme is 

The moral, lesson, or main message of the story

100

An impact meme uses _____ font 

Impact font 

100

Ellen's husband is named... 

Paul 

100

PPE is acronym for...

Point, Proof, Explanation

200

Giving human qualities to something that isn't human 

Personification. 

200

Setting is the 

place in which the story takes place. 

(Hint: Consider limits)

200

The three literary devices that many memes use are...

Allusion, juxtaposition, irony 

200

In "Boys and Girls", the narrator's father is 

a fox farmer

200

Your Proof usually takes the form of...

A quotation or paraphrase

300
Imagery

Using sensory description to paint a picture in your brain. 

300

A dynamic character is a character that...

Changes over the course of the story. 

300

Parody is...

Referencing another work in a humorous way

300

One of the themes shared by both stories is 

Gender roles

300

The last sentence of your introduction is called...

A thesis 

400

The weather reflects the mood of the character.

Pathetic Fallacy. 

400

How many types of conflict have we discussed? List them. 

5


400

A reaction meme is usually to ___ panels 

2

400

The author of one of short stories is...

Alice Munro 

Sinclair Ross 

400

The three aspects of a person's thesis corresponds to...

the body paragraphs of an essay. 

500

Foreshadowing 

Hinting at something that is going happen in the story. 

500

The climax can be defined as the...

point at which a character has made a decision they cannot come back from. 

500

Meme theory states that a meme is...

Any piece of culture that is viral, spreads, and moves from person to person

500

The Hudson's Bay is...

A company that the narrator's father sells his fox furs to

500

Is the following a correct in-text citation? 

(Munro, 3) 

No. 

(Munro 3)

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