Plot (100 is random)
Flashback
What are the two components of setting?
Time and place
What is the author's attitude towards a subject?
Tone
David's roommate keeps eating his food without asking him, and David has just about had it! What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Person
A young couple get into a big fight over an expensive figurine. One of them accidentally breaks it and is devastated, and works hard to glue it back together. The couple eventually make up. The vase is a ___________ of their love and commitment.
Symbol
What is the opposite of rising action?
Falling action
Gary gets hit in the face with a ball. His friend asks him how he feels and he says, "Wonderful." Which type of irony is this?
Verbal irony
What term refers to both an individual in a story and the qualities of the individual?
Character
Riley's (human) family are camping when they are attacked by Bigfoot (a mythical creature). What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Supernatural
What is a "fancy" word for a story? (This is also a type of writing mentioned in your Reading Journal.)
Narrative
What is another word for introduction?
Exposition
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience know that Juliet faked her death but Romeo doesn't. Which type of irony is this?
Dramatic irony
It's a sunny day when suddenly dark clouds fill the sky. There is a sound like thunder. Oh no, it seems like a storm is coming. This is an example of _____________.
Foreshadowing
Jack gets trapped in a blizzard and gets frostbite and snow blindness. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Environment
Loyal, stubborn and intelligent and are examples of ___________ ___________ (2 words)
Character traits
The climax is the _______ point of _______.
Highest point of tension
Eva is a marriage counsellor but she is already heading towards her third divorce. Which type of irony is this?
Situational irony
What is the choice of words to create a specific style, atmosphere or tone?
Diction
Nathan is terrified of public speaking, but he has a speech coming up that he really wants to do well on. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Self
"One can accomplish more in a group than alone" and "Revenge will only ruin more lives" are examples of _________.
Themes
Everything in Susan's life changes when she receives a mysterious parcel in the mail. This is the ___________ of her story.
Inciting incident
The Sherlock Holmes books are famous for having an "outsider", his friend, John Watson, tell the story, rather than Sherlock Holmes, the main character. John Watson is the ___________.
Narrator
What is the feeling in a story created through word choice, descriptive details, and evocative imagery?
Atmosphere
Maggie, who uses a wheelchair, can't get into a train station because there is no accessible entrance. Unfortunately, this is something she's familiar with. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Society
My favourite writer expresses themselves in an eloquent and emotional way, using beautiful poetic language and descriptive imagery. I really like their writing __________, but my friend doesn't because he finds their __________ too pretentious and he prefers a simpler, more direct __________. (Same word)
Style