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Not What
I Thought it Was
For example...
It Takes All Kinds
Neither Here Nor There
100
I am insane and am arguing with the voices in my head, so my conflict is person vs. ____
What is person vs. self
100
I could be a moral or a lesson, but I am probably just a statement about life.
What is a theme?
100
If "I was born a poor, Russian girl in 1892" is the first line in an autobiography, that story is written in what POV?
What is first person POV?
100
Both Princess Fiona and her father have issues with keeping their body and soul in one form, so they are this kind of character.
What is a dynamic character?
100
Paris in the 1800s was setting of what story?
What is the setting of "The Necklace?"
200
This stupid vending machine won't give me my money back so I am kicking it-- my conflict is person v.___
What is person vs. machine
200
If I give you a red rose, that means I love you because the rose is a _____ of my heart
What is a symbol?
200
I tell the story from outside of the story; I am what kind of narrator?
What is a third person narrator?
200
If the narrator says of Little Red Riding Hood that she is "swinging her basket and whistling a happy tune while skipping to Granny's house," then the reader knows about Red's happy-go-lucky personality due to this technique:
What is indirect characterization?
200
A tense family gathering occurs in what story?
What is"Rose in a Coal Mine?"
300
"Mom! Do NOT post that cute photo of me as a kindergartner on facebook, please!"...is an example of this conflict person vs.____
What is person v person
300
When I say the opposite of what I mean
What is verbal irony?
300
If the story begins with "It was a dark and stormy night, but Jessica wasn't afraid to travel the road because she had her trusty pet hedgehog with her," then the POV is ...
What is third person omniscient?
300
A vampire who attacks people for their blood but also enjoys making toys in his woodshop is this kind of character.
What is a round character?
300
This minor character found himself on the wrong end of a knife.
Who is Ivan?
400
You are the only member of your family to buck the trend and attend art school instead of medical school, so you are an example of this type of conflict:
What is person vs. fate
400
I can be a force or a person or a group, but I'm always up against the protagonist
What is an antagonist?
400
A doctor needs a very specialized operation which only one doctor has successfully completed. Unfortunately, that one doctor is himself. This is an example of what...
What is situational irony?
400
A crooked politician and a stupid jock are both one of these.
What is a stereotype?
400
This character dies of asphyxiation in a small, damp room.
Who is Fortunato?
500
No matter where I go or what I do, I feel like God is making me change my course, so that's an example of this type of conflict:
What is person v supernatural
500
If the audience or reader knows something important in the story that the characters don't know, that's an example of this
What is dramatic irony?
500
In "the Three Little Pigs," when the Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs and blows the house of the second little pig down, that is an example of a part of the plotline. Which?
What is rising action?
500
Unfortunately for him, the Big Bad Wolf never learns his lesson, never changes his mind, and never becomes good in any way, so he is this ...
What is a static character?
500
In one particular short story, there is a a cultural/setting detail of food for the dead-- what do they give Teofilo?
What is cornmeal?
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