Literary Terminology
Which narrative perspective involves the use of "I".
First person POV.
When an object, person, place, or action has a meaning that stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attribute, belief or value... it is considered what?
Symbol/symbolism.
General Zaroff.
What is the inciting incident in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Rainsford hears gunshots and falls off the ship.
What is ironic about Rainsford's plight in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
He's a hunter who is now being hunted.
What is the name of the old woman afflicted with pneumonia in "The Last Leaf"?
Johnsy.
"If she wasn't around, I'd be doing something interesting right now. I'd be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. I'd be starring in the latest Hollywood blockbuster."
The husband from "Tile M for Murder"
Which type of conflict involves a character’s personal struggles, such as a moral dilemma, mental health, addiction, depression, conflicted feelings, etc…
Internal conflict
When an outcome in a story is not expected, it's called what type of irony?
Situational irony.
Whom does Sinesio receive a letter from in "La Puerta" and what is it about?
His brother writes him to inform him of life in the United States, where he hopes he will join him.
What is the climax of "The Necklace"?
The discovery that the diamond necklace has been lost, after the ball.
What does the lottery ticket symbolize in "La Puerta"?
An escape from poverty or hope.
General Zaroff is a member of what ethnic group in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
He is a Cossack.
“I do not care. Let us go. I’m well enough. The cold is nothing. Amontillado! Someone is playing games with you. And Luchresi! Ha! Luchresi knows nothing about wines, nothing at all.”
Fortunato
What are three types of external conflict?
Man vs man
Man vs nature
Man vs society
Man vs technology
Dramatic irony.
The words that he spells out are manifesting themselves in what's happening to the two of them.
What is personified in "The Last Leaf?"
Pneumonia.
Whose name is ironic in "The Cask of Amontillado" and why?
Where did Mathilde probably lose her friend's diamond necklace in "The Necklace"?
The cab ride home.
"This hot weather is making you soft,Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are hunters. Do you think we've passed that island yet?"
Rainsford
What is "local color"?
The customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character.
"Samantha is a wretched little creature, full of envy and low-cunning" is an example of which characterization?
Direct.
Because she has nothing to wear and is embarrassed that she'll look poor in front of the rich guests
Why doesn't Johnsy die in "The Last Leaf"? What saves her?
Old Behrman paints a picture of the last leaf clinging to the tree outside her window, so she survives, because she expects to die with the final leaf falling, and when it doesn't, she struggles to live
When Fortunato asks Montressor if he is a mason, he says yes and shows him a trowel. What kind of irony is this?
Verbal irony
What happens when Rainsford sets his last trap with his hunting knife in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Zaroff's servant Ivan is killed.
"After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. Many noble Russians losteverything. I, luckily, had invested heavily in American securities, soI shall never have to open a tearoom in Monte Carlo or drive a taxi in Paris."
General Zaroff.
What are the five main points of a plot?
Exposition/introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is the difference between flat and round characters?
Flat characters are underdeveloped and two-dimensional. Round characters are developed more fully by the text, show more attributes and traits, and typically change throughout a story.
What is the setting (time AND place) of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
It is set in Italy (catacombs) during Carnival season.
What is the setting of "The Last Leaf"?
Greenwich Village
What is the theme of "The Interlopers"?
That feuds or hatred is mutually destructive.
Greenwich Village is the home to a lot of ______ throughout the years in "The Last Leaf". What type of people?
Artists.
“Throwing money away! Buying paper dreams! We can’t afford dreams, and you buy them!”
Faustina, Sinesio's wife, in "La Puerta".
What is another term for the conclusion/resolution of a story?
The denouement.
"The Most Dangerous Game" made the reader feel tense and apprehensive as Rainsford scrambled to escape the general and set traps for him.
This feeling created in the reader is called what?
Mood.
What secret society is Fortunato a member of, which he mocks Montresor for not belonging to?
Why does Fortunato follow Montresor into the catacombs in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
To supposedly taste a cask of Amontillado, a wine, that Montresor claims he has, which may or may not be authentic.
What is the theme of "La Puerta"?
Hope can get people through poverty and extreme situations, and that people will do desperate things in order to escape their unfortunate circumstances.
How does Rainsford escape the general after all of his traps fail in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
He leaps from a cliff, so the general relents, believing that he's dead.
“Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was fake. It was worth at most five hundred francs!”
Madame Forestier.
Rainsford from "The Most Dangerous Game" is an example of this type of character because he changes as a result of a new perspective.
Dynamic character.
"Benjamin had long black hair, which he never combed. He was wealthy, but he wore raggedy clothes in front of the commoners of Paris."
Which type of characterization is this?
Indirect characterization.
What is the falling action of "The Necklace"?
When Mathilde and her husband borrow money to buy a new necklace and struggle for years to pay it off.
What causes Montresor's aggression toward Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
An insult against his family name.
What could be the theme of "The Necklace"?
Money isn't everything. The desire for wealth can destroy one's life. Not everything is as it seems/never judge a book by its cover.
O'Henry, the famous short story writer who has an award named after him, was the author of which story that we read in class?
"The Last Leaf".
"I'm caught in my own forest-land," retorted ______. "When my men come to release us you will wish, perhaps, that you were in a better plight than caught poaching on a neighbor's land, shame on you."
Ulrich
Name three things that the acronym STEAL stands for.
Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Action, and Looks.
Exposition
Georg and Ulrich
What is the dispute between George and Ulrich in "The Interlopers"?
They are fighting over land which was willed to Ulrich after a lawsuit which his grandfather won against Georg's family. George raids the land periodically, hunting animals, so Ulrich posts lookouts to watch for him.
What does the rainfall symbolize in "La Puerta"?
The hardship or poverty of the characters' lives
A double-entendre is a title that has two meanings. What are the two meanings of “cask” in “The Cask of Amontillado”? Think of another word that includes “cask”.
Cask, as in a barrel of wine, and casket, as in coffin.
"This is not any place for someone so good as Johnsy to lie sick. Some day I shall paint my masterpiece, and we shall all go away from here. God! Yes.”
Old Behrman.