We use the following elements of stories to deepen our understanding of the story:
What is Character, Plot, Setting, Conflict, Theme, and Point of view
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Define foreshadowing
What is indicating something will occur before it happens.
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"He smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked."
What is "Broken Chain".
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Define dialogue.
What is a conversation between two or more people in a story.
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At which task would the narrator most likely excel?
What is conducting a long-term investigation of insect life cycles.
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There are two meanings for the word 'character'. What are they?
What is
1) The person in a work of fiction. ?
2) The characteristics of a person.
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Define irony.
What is the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of what is truly intended.
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"...you are the dumbest slob I ever saw! Nobody cares about you!..."
What is "Sucker".
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How do you create suspense when using dialogue?
What is saying nothing, or opposite of what a character feels.
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What is it about the narrator’s personality that makes aspects of her job difficult?
What is she is awkward at communicating.
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What are the elements of a plot?
What is Introduction, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, and Resolution.
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Define mood.
What is the situation's atmosphere, or that character's attitudes.
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Fix the problem in the following:
“I am really happy,” John explained,“ Because I just won the lottery!”
What is “I am really happy,” John explained,“ because I just won the lottery!”
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How is the narrator affected by her childhood memory?
What is she is distracted from her lecture.
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What is Conflict? Name the types.
What is the opposition of forces which ties one incident to another and makes the plot move. Man vs Man, Man vs Himself, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society.
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Define tone.
What is the author's attitude towards the subject.
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"It was then that he wondered if he was dying."
What is "On the Sidewalk Bleeding".
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Give an example of a dialogue tag.
What is 'said Dawson'.
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Which literary device is contained in the quotation “In the front row a girl yawned so massively she
seemed in danger of dislocating her jaw” (paragraph 13)?
What is hyperbole.
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Define 'Theme'. Give an example of Theme in a short story we've read, and identify the story.
What is a story's controlling idea or its central insight. It is the author's underlying meaning or main idea that he is trying to convey.
- "And summer is gone" : people change
- "Two kinds" : you only know your true identity
- "Louisa please come home" : you don't know what you have until it's gone
- "On the sidewalk bleeding" : finding identity
- "Sucker" : Treat people you want to be treated; loss of innocence
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Define dramatic irony.
What is the audience knowing about an event that has occurred, which a character is oblivious to.
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"You want me to be something that I'm not!"
What is "Two Kinds".
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Dialogue does many things at once. Some examples include...
What is set the scene, advance action, give insight into characterization, and even foreshadow.
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Which statement best reflects an important message in the passage?
What is Confronting our limitations can lead to self-awareness.