Terminology
Elements of a Short Story
Authors
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The difference between what we expect to happen and what actually happens.
What is situational irony
100
The following is an example of? "The old man's time had come! With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room."
What is climax.
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Wrote "Lottery"
Who is Shirley Jackson
100
What is ironic about "The Lottery"
In the "Lottery" we expect our lottery to have a positive outcome. Instead we realize that the winner of the lottery is actually a part of some outdated ritual where the winner is stoned to death.
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How does the narrator kill the old man? Why?
He kills him by throwing a bed on top of the old man and then chopping up his body. He kills him because of his vulture eye.
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The overall message or point of a given story
What is theme
200
The following is an example of? "No doubt I grew pale;-but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased-and what could I do? Why would they not be gone?"
What is falling action
200
Wrote "Tell-Tale Heart"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
200
What is ironic about "Ransom of Red-Chief"
There are a few things ironic about the story. First of all our kidnappers wind up paying the father a ransom; instead of the other way around. Scout, the little boy, enjoys being kidnapped instead of being scared, worried, etc.
200
What is mood?
Overall feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader is mood
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2 types of POV are
What is 1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient, 2nd person
300
"To avoid unnecessary rumors he took the paper with the renunciation from the table and, on his return, locked it in his safe."
What is resolution
300
Wrote "The Lady or the Tiger"
Who is Frank Stockon
300
Describe the two major conflicts in "The Bet"
Man v Man = Banker v Lawyer Man v Himself= Lawyer v himself while imprisoned.
300
What is ambiguous about "The Lady or the Tiger" Explain
The story does not have a clear ending like most short stories. We are left with the princess pointing her finger to an unknown direction; leaving the reader to decide the princes' fate.
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Name 3 ways an author "characterizes" someone
By their actions, what others say about them, and the character's thoughts/feelings.
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"It was a dark autumn night. The banker was pacing from corner to corner in his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen years ago."
What is Introduction
400
Wrote "The Bet"
Who is Anton Chekov
400
How does Edgar Allan Poe build suspense and create mood in "Tell-Tale Heart"?
Lots of choppy text i.e. "True!-nervous-very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say I am mad?" "I put in the dark lantern, all closed, closed, so that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. I moved it slowly--very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man's sleep."
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List one example of foreshadowing from "The Lottery"
The boys picking up stones. The uneasy laughter of the village. Tessie screaming that it isn't fair.
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Clues or hints that give us idea of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing
500
"If you're serious," replied the lawyer, "then I bet I'll stay not five but fifteen."
What is Rising Action
500
List 2 interesting/sad/depressing things about Edgar Allan Poe
He was a drunk. He lost 3 women to TB. He was adopted by John Allan. He died of "congestion of the brain". He invented the horror "genre"
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What POV is "Tell-Tale Heart" told in?
1st person
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List and define all 5 elements of plot
Intro. Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution
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