Literary Elements
The Monkey's Paw
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Fifty-First Dragon
Vocabulary
100

The Statue of Liberty is a good example of what literary element?

Symbolism

100

Which literary element is best represented in the following:the audience understands that Herbert is dead before Mrs. White does in "The Monkey's Paw"

Dramatic Irony


100

What city does "Sorry, Wrong Number" take place in?

New York City


100

What is the genre of "The Fifty-First Dragon"?

Fiction/ Fantasy

100

What is the vocabulary word for the act of "banishment; the state of being forced to leave"?

Expulsion

200

What is the character that creates the conflict in a story called?

Antagonist

200

What is the genre of "The Monkey's Paw"?

Fiction/ Horror

200

Which vocab word best describes Mrs. Stevenson's physical state?

invalid

200

What type of irony is created when the audience, along with the Headmaster, knows "Rumplesnitz" isn't magic, while Gawaine believes it is

Dramatic Irony


200

Which vocab word has the following synonyms: Adaptable, multifaceted, flexible

Versatile

300

Which defines the setting of a story?

The time AND place

300

Who is the author of "The Monkey's Paw"?

W.W. Jacobs

300

Who is the author of "Sorry, Wrong Number"?

Lucille Fletcher

300

In "The Fifty-First Dragon," what symbolizes the weight that Gawaine feels by over-relying on external people/sources to validate his confidence and status?

The eight pounds of medals and ribbons

300

What is the vocabulary term for "a lack of interest in or concern for something that others find moving"?

Apathy

400

What is another name for a narrative?

a story

400

The author of “Sorry, Wrong Number” used _______ throughout the narrative to hint that Mrs. Stevenson is the murder target. 

foreshadowing

400
Name the type and details of the main conflict of "Sorry, Wrong Number" (Ex: Person v. Self - Gawaine v. Lack of Confidence

Person v. Person: Mrs. Stevenson v. Mr. Stevenson


400

In which part of the plot (exposition, rising action, etc.) do we see Gawaine's character portray the following traits: arrogance, over-reliance on external validation to keep up with status/fame, deterioration of character

Rising Action

400

Which word describes a decline in quality or condition?

Deterioration

500

What is the person telling the story called?

Narrator

500

Which literary element is best represented by the Sergeant-Major's warning that the paw's first owner wished for death? 

Foreshadowing

500

Which vocab word best describes Mrs. Stevenson's tone towards the police officer, as she tried to BOSS him around?

She spoke in an IMPERIOUS tone

500

Which plot point  of “The Fifty-First Dragon”  is foreshadowed by the statement that Gawaine had a "marvelously versatile gift for forgetting things"?

The climax

500

Which vocab word has the following synonyms: randomly, carelessly, arbitrarily

Indiscriminately

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