Short Stories
This short story was about a woman who would taxidermy her hotel guests.
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
This type of figurative language compares two things to add meaning without using connective words.
This type of conflict takes place inside the character's mind.
What is internal conflict?
A series of related events that make up a story or drama.
What is the plot?
This story was about a man who was being hunted on an island and had to survive for 3 days.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
This part of speech is used to show an action.
What is a verb?
This type of figurative language is when an animal or object are given human characteristics or personalities.
What is personification?
An example of this type of conflict would be:
While Joe was sleeping, the elephant trampled over all over the supplies in the camp, ruining all of their remaining food.
What is man vs nature?
The highest point of interest or suspense in a story.
What is the climax?
This story was about a girl who lived on the planet Venus where it constantly rained except for one day.
What is "All Summer in a Day"?
This part of speech is used to join words in a sentence using and, or, and but.
What is a conjunction?
A person, place or thing that stands for itself and/or for something beyond itself. When an object represents something else.
What is symbolism?
An example of this type of conflict would be:
Rosita couldn't decide if she should tell her best friend that her boyfriend was cheating on her.
What is man vs self?
The events leading up to the climax of the story.
What is rising action?
This story was about an intellectually-disabled man becomes a genius after partaking in a science experiment.
What is "Flowers for Algernon"?
The following are a few examples of this part of speech: you, me, we, I
What are pronouns?
The process or act of creating, developing or revealing the personality of a person or character in a story.
What is characterization?
Stephanie snuck in through her window, but it was too late. The lights turned on. "You're grounded," said Stephanie's father.
What is man vs society?
The villain in the story that goes against the main character.
What is the antagonist?
This story is about a "narrator" who has gone insane and buried the old man's heart beneath the floor boards of his house. He still hears it beating...
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Quickly, slowly, extremely, and carefully are all examples of this type of speech.
What are adverbs?
This point of view is when the narrator, who plays no part in the story, tells us the thoughts and feelings of only one character in the story.
What is third person point of view?
An example of this type of conflict is:
Peter had been sick for a very long time. He was battling an incurable disease, and each day was becoming more and more difficult.
What is man vs nature?
The moment when all the problems are resolved, one way or another, and the story is closed.
What is the resolution?