Short Story History
How were stories first told?
What is oral tradition?
The author of the Necklace
Who is Guy de Maupassant?
Amontillado is...
What is a rare and fancy wine
The main protagonists of the story (2 names)
Who are Jim and Della?
The literary device that is the feeling or atmosphere the reader gets while reading.
What is Mood?
Short stories gained popularity in what century?
What is the 19th century?
What is the protagonist's name?
Who is Mathilde Loisel?
Fortunado in Italian means...
What is Fortunate.
Who is the author of The Gift of the Magi?
Who is O. Henry?
Taylor Swift's song, "Love Story" is an example of what literary device?
What is allusion?
Definition of a short story.
What is a brief prose narrative that usually presents only a single plot line, one or two main characters and one important setting.
What is one example of verbal irony within the text?
What is: There is nothing more humiliating than looking poverty-stricken among a lot of rich women?
Montresor has no witnesses because...
What is, he told his staff that he would be gone for the weekend (so they left).
The treasured item that Jim sells in order to buy Della a hair brush.
What is his pocket watch?
The three type of irony
What is: Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic Irony
What is magazines and newspapers?
What does the Necklace symbolize?
What is: the false nature of wealth
The reason behind Montresor plotting Fortunado's murder.
Who is following quote alluding to: “If a queen had lived in the rooms near theirs, Della would have washed and dried her hair where the queen could see it. Della knew her hair was more beautiful than any queen’s jewels and gifts.”
Who is the Queen of Sheba?
The literary device like an object, place, character, or event—that stands for a bigger idea beyond what it literally is.
What is symbolism?
The first magazine that Edgar Allen Poe began writing for.
What is Godey's Lady's Magazine?
An example of dramatic irony
What is when it is revealed that the necklace was a fake and Mathilde's sacrifice was for nothing.
How does Fortunado die?
What is he is buried alive?
What are the three gifts the Magi bring Jesus and what do they symbolize?
What are:
Gold - Kingship
Frankincense - Divinity
Myrrh - Death & Burial
Definition of Irony
What is when something happens or is said that’s the opposite of what you would expect, often to be funny or to make a point.