Elements of Plot
Elements of Lit #1
Famous Muppet Frogs
Elements of Lit/Figurative Language
Elements of Lit #2
Tell-Tale Heart
The Sniper
A Retrieved Reformation
100
The beginning of the story.
What is the exposition?
100
What type of conflict is this (man vs. __________): Joe wants to be class president, but so does Kim.
What is man v man?
100

Who is the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

Ben Franklin

100
The main character in a story.
What is a protagonist?
100
A radical change in the expected direction or outcome of the story.
What is a plot twist?
100

What type of narrator is the narrator?

Unreliable 

100

What is the setting of "The Sniper"

Dublin, Ireland

Irish Civil War 

100

What type of point of view is "A Retrieved Reformation"

Third Person Omniscient

200
The ____________ is when the conflicts develop and we become more interested in the story.
What is the rising action?
200

An expression not to be taken literally.

Idiom

200

Which recording artists wrote "Bad to the Bone"

George Thorogood 

200
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
What is an antagonist?
200
The use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.
What is foreshadowing?
200

Tell-Tale Heart is told in what point of view? 

First

200

What part of the plot is the excerpt from?

Then the dying man on the roof crumpled up and fell forward. The body turned over and over in space and hit the ground with a dull thud. Then it lay still.

Climax

200

Saying the Jimmy Valentine was reborn as a phoneix is reborn through the ashes is an example of what type of figurative language/element of literature?

Allusion

300
The most exciting moment in the plot, also known as the turning point, is called the __________________.
What is the climax?
300
What type of conflict is this (man vs. _________): Sally wants to get a job, but the law says she's too young.
What is man vs society?
300

What are the five countries that border Peru?

Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile

300

What type of irony? 

A pilot afraid of heights

Situational

300
A type of irony when the audience knows something the characters do not

dramatic

300

What type of irony is the resolution of the story?

Situtational 

300

What type of irony is in the story?

Situational
300

Why does Ben let Jimmy go?

Because he see's Jimmy had changed

400
During which part of the plot are the loose ends tied up?
What is the falling action.
400
What type of conflict is this (man vs. _________): Derek wants to go to college, but he's afraid of failing.
What is man v self?
400

In The Hobbit, how many dwarves show up to Bilbo Baggins' home?

13

400

The underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work

Theme

400
The use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
400

What is one thing the narrator prides himself on?

Hearing

Patience 

intelligence

400

What is the name of the sniper?

Nothing

400

The following is an example of which type of irony? 

“Me?” Jimmy said. His face still showed surprise. “I was never in Springfield in my life.”

Verbal

500

As a result of all the previous actions of the book/story.

Resolution

500

Name three types of setting

Place

Time

Mood

Atmosphere

Social Conditions

500

Which US state is nicknamed "Granite State"

New Hampshire

500

What type of figurative language is below? 

  • His heart of stone surprised me.

Metaphor

500
This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
What is an allusion?
500

The following excerpt is from which part of the plot? 

How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily — how calmly I can tell you the whole story.

Exposition

500

What part of the plot is the excerpt from below?

Weakened by his wound and the long summer day of fasting and watching on the roof, he revolted from the sight of the shattered mass of his dead enemy. His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.

Falling Action

500

What is one example of symbolism in the story

Annabelle's flower 

Jimmy's toolkit 

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