Vocabulary
Literary Terms
The Sniper
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Cross Categorical
100
deep guilt or sadness
What is remorse?
100
the central idea
What is theme?
100
Liam O'Flaherty
Who is the author?
100
Type of irony that is referred to as "sarcasm".
What is verbal irony?
100
The written expression the equation of Sarah's age,x, decreased by 2.
What is x-2?
200
surrounded and under attack
What is beleaguered?
200
To guess in advance
What is prediction?
200
The sniper's location for most of the story.
What is the rooftop?
200
The time and place in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
200
The capital of the United States
What is Washington D.C.?
300
a trick
What is a ruse?
300
type of irony in which the audience or reader knows something the character doesn't
What is dramatic irony?
300
Who the sniper kills at the end of the story.
Who is his brother?
300
vocabulary--- an outline
What is silhouette?
300
An educated guess that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
400
a person with extreme devotion
What is a fanatic?
400
the series of events or sequence in which a story is composed
What is plot?
400
The informer who caused the sniper to be shot.
Who is the old lady?
400
Struggle or clash between opposing forces or characters
What is conflict?
400
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500
to be severe and self disciplined
What is ascetic?
500
the type of characterization in which the character is revealed through their actions and speech.
What is indirect characterization
500
The sniper fought for this side in the Civil War.
Who are the Republicans?
500
Country where the short story "The Sniper" takes place.
Where is Ireland?
500
The country where Mrs. Miller was born.
What is Germany?
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