Literary Terms
Short Stories -
"Getting the Facts of Life"
Fahrenheit 451
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Antigone
100
Introduction of the characters, setting and situation at the beginning of a story, novel or play.
What is exposition?
100
In "Getting the Facts of Life" By Paulette Childress White: When Minerva gets to go back to the welfare worker's office.
What is the climax?
100
Three walls.
What is how does the "family" comes to Montag's home?
100
to play checkers
What did Teacake teach Janie when he met her for the first time?
100
they are sisters
How are Antigone and Ismene related?
200
A point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a literary work.
What is climax?
200
In "Getting the Facts of Life" By Paulette Childress White: Man vs. Self
What is the conflict?
200
A salamander.
What is the firemen's symbol?
200
Mrs. Turner
Who is the prejudiced manager of the restaurant in the Everglades?
200
Eteocles and Polyneices (think of prologue)
Who are two brothers mentioned in the prologue?
300
Wraps up the story.
What is resolution?
300
In "Getting the Facts of Life" By Paulette Childress White: Sometimes being a woman is hard.
What is the theme?
300
draw more attention (think of fires)
Why are the fires usually set at night? (as observed by Montag)
300
Johnny Taylor (think of marriage)
Who was Janie not married to?
300
Eteocles is to be buried with honors while Polyneices is left for the birds.
What is the decision of King Creon about the two brothers who were killed in battle?
400
Action that follows the climax where the conflict is solved.
What is falling action?
400
In "Getting the Facts of Life" By Paulette Childress White: First Person
What is point of view?
400
burn books
What is the fireman's job?
400
"mocked to death by Time" (literary device)
What is personification?
400
She plans to bury her brother Polyneices, secretly
What does Antiogne plan to do in reaction to Creon's decision?
500
Complication to develop conflict and increase reader interest.
What is rising action?
500
In "Getting the Facts of Life" By Paulette Childress White: They realize their mothers are different than they once thought by the end of the story.
What is how Minerva and her mother like the mother and daughter in the short story "Two Kinds"?
500
a green bullet (think of communication)
What is the way in which Faber keeps in touch with Montag?
500
that she was black
What did Janie discover about herself when she was very young?
500
someone has gone against the king's decree and buried Polyneices?
What is the news that the sentry has brought to Creon?
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