Literary Elements
"Head-Butting the Wall"
"The Open Window"
"A Sound of Thunder"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
100

The time and place where a story occurs.

Setting

100

Who is the story's protagonist?

Mike Vallely

100

The setting of the story

A quiet countryside retreat

100

Who is the protagonist of the story?

Eckels

100

The antagonist of the story

General Zaroff

200

What are the four types of conflict? (Man vs...)

man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. self

200
A small town in New Jersey, in the 1980s. 

This is the...

Setting

200

Vera (Mrs. Sappleton's niece) is the _________ of the story. 

antagonist

200

When they arrive in the past, Eckels is waving his gun around and does not think it is important to stay on the path. How could he be characterized based on this?

Careless, foolish

200

What is the setting of this story?

Ship-Trap Island

300

A one-word topic addressed in a text

Big Idea

300

Mike feels like no matter what he does, he is "head-butting the wall" and getting nowhere. What type of conflict is this?

Internal conflict / man vs. self

300

"In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn toward the window...Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk." This moment is the ________ of the story.

Climax

300
"Mr. Eckels looked at the check. His fingers twitched [with fear]." What type of conflict is this?

Internal/ man vs. self

300
What is unusual about the plot structure of this story?

There is no falling action.

400

The narrator is a character in the story (POV)

1st person POV

400

What happens in the resolution of this story?

Mike Vallely becomes a pro skateboarder and tries to inspire others to find their passion.

400

"'No?' said Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Then she suddenly brightened into alert attention-but not to what Framton was saying." 

From what POV is this story told?

3rd person POV

400

When Eckels returns to the present day, he learns that the future has been changed. This is the ________ of the story.

Climax

400

What happens during the rising action of this story?

Rainsford is hunted by General Zaroff. He tries many traps and tactics to catch/kill the General, but they do not work.

500

When this is introduced, the rising action begins

Main conflict

500

"It is important for a person to find their purpose in life." This is a...

Theme

500

What does the reader learn during the resolution of the story?

Vera lied/made up the whole ghost story to mess with Mr. Nuttel.

500

What is the theme of this story?

Small actions can cause major consequences.

500

What is the main conflict, AND, what type of conflict is this?

Rainsford is hunted by General Zaroff.
Man vs. Man

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