Literary Devices
Objects or phenomena that represent a larger abstract idea, especially when recurring or in a pattern
What are symbols and motifs
Error of a character that leads to their downfall
What is a tragic flaw
A play on words
What is a pun
True or False: A short story is a complete work of fiction that generally exhibit common literary devices of character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme
True
Facts or events that are unknown to the character in the story, but are known to the reader, audience, or other characters
What is dramatic irony
A character used as a contrast to another
What is a foil character
Comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
What is an analogy
"I congratulate you,” he said. “You have won the game." What short story is this quote from?
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"
Beginning in the middle of the action
What is In Medias Res
A character is revealed through their actions or interactions
What is Indirect Characterization
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
What is an allusion
Who wrote "The Lady or the Tiger"
Who is Frank R. Stockton
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson contains what type of conflict?
What is Man vs. Society
What type of narrator is used in "The Story of an Hour" when we only see inside Mrs. Mallard's head?
What is Limited Omniscient
In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," it is stated "My blood ran cold." and "He was stone dead." What type of phrases are these?
What are idioms
True or False: The banker left before his time was up in "The Bet"
False - it was the lawyer
Mrs. Mallard's relatives think she might die at the news of her husband's death, but his living is what does her in. What does this represent?
What is situational irony
The children around Margot in "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury learn about the sun and face the consequences of their jealousy. This is an example of what?
What is a bildungsroman
The heartbeat in "The Tell-Tale Heart" represents what?
What is parallelism
A short piece of writing highlighting a snapshot of an event or moment in time - an episode
What is a vignette