Elements
Figurative Language
Authors
Mood, Tone, & ?
Elements 2
100
A series of events in a story
What is plot
100
Damien's face turned as pale as a ghost when he realized that Mr. Day caught him cheating.
What is a simile
100
The protagonist in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado."
Who is Montressor
100
(Tone) THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.
What is furious, outrages, irritated, threatening, hateful, etc.
100
The highest point of excitement or the turning point
What is the climax
200
The time and place during which a story is set
What is the setting
200
Ryan was eager to run but his legs were rubber.
What is a metaphor
200
I am what drives the narrator to committing murder in Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"
What is the old man's eye
200
(Mood) A young lady crossed the street, passed him at the corner and entered a door over which was the sign “The Elmore Bank.” Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man.
What is romantic, optimistic, empowered
200
"His mother laughed, and following him to the door, watched him down the road; and returning to the breakfast table, was very happy at the expense of her husband's credulity." Point of View?
What is third person omniscient
300
A struggle between opposing forces
What is a conflict
300
Ray was a shadow of his former self.
What is a metaphor
300
I really didn't want to sow those seeds, but ______ made me feel like it was the only way I could get back at Mr. Skinner.
Who is Winn
300
(Mood) Now and then you might see the lights of a cigar store or of an all-night lunch counter; but the majority of the doors belonged to business places that had long since been closed. When about midway of a certain block the policeman suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened hardware store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth.
What is mysterious, foreboding, etc.
300
The lesson taught by a story or event
What is a moral
400
The message an author wants the reader to consider
What is a theme
400
"mean walls"
What is personification
400
I am the protagonist in Massaupant's "The Necklace"
Who is Madame Mathilde Loisel
400
(Mood) In the huge new cemetery, some two miles distant, the old people buried their dead, and came back to a house steeped in shadow and silence. It was all over so quickly that at first they could hardly realize it, and remained in a state of expectation as though of something else to happen --something else which was to lighten this load, too heavy for old hearts to bear.
What is gloomy, expectant, heartbroken
400
A struggle within a character
What is internal conflict
500
Passages that tell about actions that occurred earlier
What are flashbacks
500
"Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room"
What is a simile
500
I am the antagonist in "A Retrieved Reformation" or "The Safecracker"
Who is Ben Price
500
"The idea of our listening to such nonsense! How could wishes be granted in these days? And if they could, how could two hundred pounds hurt you, father?" "Might drop on his head from the sky," said the frivolous Herbert. This excerpt is an example of which literary device?
What is foreshadowing
500
Another name for the resolution
What is denoument
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