PLOT
LITERARY DEVICES 1
CHARACTER
LITERARY DEVICES 2
Storylines
100
Reveals the setting, characters, and initial event.
What is the Introduction?
100
Struggle between the main character and himself/herself.
What is Conflict (Person vs Self)?
100
Main character of the story.
What is the Protagonist?
100
A temporary view of past situations or events (often in the form of a memory).
What is a Flashback?
100

In which story does a man gamble on everything he can?

What is "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

200
The point of highest suspense, interest, and emotion.
What is the Climax?
200

The author becomes a camera that can record only what is seen and heard.

What is 3rd person Objective Point of View?

200
A person or thing which opposes the Protagonist.
What is the Antagonist?
200

When the narrator is outside of the story and knows about one character in the story.

What is Third Person Limited?

200

In which story does a woman lose everything because of her selfishness?

What is "The Necklace."
300
The final scenes in the story.
What is the Conclusion?
300

The central idea of the story/The message the author wants to convey.

What is Theme?

300

A minor or insignificant character who we do not know much about. 

What is a Flat Character?

300
Mental pictures created by using descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is Imagery?
300

In which story does a school teacher get run off by a something supernatural?

What is "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?"
400
Earlier part of the story when the plot begins to unfold. 

What is Rising Action?

400
An image or object that represents a specific idea or meaning.
What is a Symbol?
400

A character who changes throughout the course of the story.

What is a Dynamic Character?

400

Tha narrator is a character in the story.  Uses "I" to tell the story.

What is First Person POV?

400

Which story has a theme of not tempting fate?

What is "The Monkey's Paw?"
500
Loose ends are tied up and things are explained.
What is Falling Action?
500

When the events of the story contrast with what the is expected.

What is Irony?

500

A character who is very well-developed. 

What is a Round Character?

500
Hinting at what may happen later in a story.
What is Foreshadowing?
500

In which story is madness demonstrated by a man being horrified by another man's eye?

What is "The Tell-Tale Heart."

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