Literary Devices
Elements of a Short Story
Short Stories
Short Stories Continued
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The five parts of the plot triangle.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
100
The chain of events that make up a story.
What is plot?
100
The theme of "Seventh Grade."
What is be yourself?
100
What does Mathilde do instead of telling her friend she lost the necklace?
She tells her it is being cleaned, and buys her a replacement.
100
What does Mathilde find out about the necklace 10 years later?
What is the necklace she lost was a fake?
200
A story's atmosphere; overall feeling.
What is mood?
200
The people, animals, or things in a story.
What are characters?
200
The setting of "That October?"
What is 1960s Cuba?
200
What point of view is "The Tell-Tale Heart" told from?
What is First Person POV?
200
What was Melly's conflict about in "The Dive?"
What is whether or not she needs to jump/prove herself an adult?
300
The way a writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
300
A struggle between 2 or more characters or forces.
What is conflict.
300
What type of conflict was present in "The Dive?"
What is both internal and external?
300
What suspense technique was present in "The Tell-Tale Heart"
What is time manipulation/ticking clock?
400
The intense feelings a reader feels as the story leads to the turning point.
What is suspense?
400
The place and time of a story.
What is setting?
400
What was the resolution of "Three Skeleton Key?"
What is the three men are rescued. One dies, one goes to an asylum, and the narrator returns to Three Skeleton Key.
400
Who was the policeman in "After 20 Years?"
Who is Jimmy Wells?
400
How did "Three Skeleton Key" get its name?
What is the three prisoners died there?
500
Name the 5 types of point of view.
What is First Person, Second Person, Third Person Objective, Third Person Limited, and Third Person Omniscient.
500
The message or lesson learned.
What is theme?
500
The theme of "The 11:59."
What is no one can escape death?
500
The setting of "Rikki Tikki Tavi?"
What is India, late 1800s, Bungalow?
500
What POV is "Seventh Grade" told from?
What is third person omniscient?
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