"The Monkey's Paw"
Literary Terms
Parts of a Story
Name that Story
Terms Cont.
100

The character that brings the monkey's paw to the White family.

Who is Sergeant Major Morris

100
Makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things, not using the terms "like" or "as"
What is Metaphor
100
The point of the highest action or tension in a story.
What is Climax
100

A woman is trying to finalize her divorce, but she also has an opportunity to learn more about her grandparents' marriage. 

What is "Amor Divino"?

100
The feeling or the atmosphere the author creates in his/her story.
What is Mood
200

The monkey's paw does this.

What is grant three wishes

200

A contrast between appearance and reality: usually reality is the opposite of what it seems. An example of this term can be when Rainsford, a huge hunting advocate, becomes hunted like an animal.

What is irony

200
The part of the story when the conflict is developing and events build toward the climax.
What is Rising Action
200

A superhero needs to be convinced that humanity is worth saving.

What is "Super Human"

200
Character involved in the central conflict of the story.
What is Protagonist
300

Mr. White wished for this and lost his son.

What is two hundred pounds

300
Author drops hints that suggest events taht will occur later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing
300
Part of the story that follows the climax and shows the result of the important action that happened at the climax.
What is Falling Action
300

A man returns home to visit with family, and his father prepares a fish dinner. 

What is "A Family Supper"?

300
The method of narration used.
What is point of view
400

Mr. White's second wish.

What is for his son to come back

400
Descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences - author describes smells, sights, taste, touch and hearing.
What is Imagery
400
Beginning of the story that explains the setting and the important characters are introduced.
What is Exposition
400

Solitary confinement or the death penalty

What is "The Bet"

400
Struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is Conflict
500

The fakir's reason for creating the monkey's paw.

What is to show that fate rules people's lives. 

500
Giving human qualitiesto an object, animal or idea. An exmaple: The morning smiled upon her window.
What is Personification
500

The part of the story where the plot draws to a close.

What is Resolution

500

The town meeting requires a pile of rocks

What is "The Lottery"

500
The underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand.
What is Theme
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