Elements of Fiction
Literary Terms
The Landlady
A Girl's Story
The Veldt and A Sound of Thunder
100
The sequence of events that make up a story.
What is plot.
100
The universal message that stretches throughout an entire story.
What is theme.
100
The protagonist in “The Landlady”
Who is Billy Weaver
100
The literary convention largely used in “A Girl’s Story”
What is satire?
100
This is the main character in “The Veldt”
Who is George Hadley
200
The element of fiction that rouses a reader’s interest?
What is exposition.
200
The type of literature that exposes vice and shortcomings in order to ridicule
What is satire.
200
The landlady’s alarming hobby
What is taxidermy
200
The author satirizing this in “A Girl’s Story”
What is romance fiction/romantic characters?
200
This is the main character in “The Sound of Thunder”
Who is Eckels.
300
Resolution
What is the final part of plot?
300
A text that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically political or moral
What is allegory.
300
The type of conflict in “The Landlady”
What is person vs. person
300
Linda throws this into the river before meeting Michael.
What is her engagement ring.
300
The reason why Lydia Hadley wants her husband to call a psychologist about the nursery.
What is her concern about the lion/killing/realism of the room.
400
The type of character that develops during the course of the story?
What is dynamic.
400
This is developed by the setting and the atmosphere of the story
What is mood.
400
The name of the character that travels from London to Bath.
Who is Billy Weaver
400
This is the purpose of satire.
What is exposing vice and shortcomings in order to change society.
400
The animal that Eckels kills when he steps off the path, thereby changing the future
What is a butterfly
500
The type of narration that tells the story in the third person which limits observations of thoughts and feelings to one character.
What is third person limited omniscient.
500
This is a warning or indication of future events
What is foreshadowing.
500
The resolution of “The Landlady”
What is that Billy Weaver is poisoned by the landlady and she later stuffs him.
500
This is the ending in “A Girl’s Story”
What is open ended - the author leaves it at a kiss.
500
The theme of both “The Veldt” and “The Sound of Thunder”
What is that misused technology spells the end of the human race/misused technology can be used for evil.
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