Short Story Vocab
This is the part of the plot in which conflict is fully developed. It is the highest emotional point of story.
This is a set of 2 rhyming lines.
What is a couplet?
The protagonist in "The Three Questions"?
Who is the king?
This is the symbol for youthful innocence in Jacqueline Woodson's poem "The Firefly."
What is the firefly?
This line from "Insect Life of Florida" is an example of ________ (literary device):
swamps with names like incantations
What is simile?
This is when the narrator is outside of story, can move back in forth in time, knows the thoughts/feelings of all characters.
What is third person omniscient?
This is the narrator of a poem.
Who is the speaker?
Is Mrs. Bates in "Thank You Ma'am" a round or flat character?
What is a round character.
This line is an example of ______________ (literary device).
How do you like to go up in a swing, / Up in the air so blue?
What is rhetorical question?
This passage from "Insect Life of Florida" is an example of _______ (literary device):
she / murmured of alligators that float the rivers / able to swallow a child whole, of mosquitoes / whose bite would make you sleep a thousand years.
What is hyperbole?
This type of character DOES NOT undergo a change.
What is a static character?
This is the "paragraph of poetry."
What is a stanza?
Central conflict (______ v. ______) in "Thank You Ma'am"
man v. man
Who is the speaker in "Insect Life of Florida"?
Who is a young child?
This line is an example of this specific focus of imagery:
the enormous Florida night, / metallic with cicadas,
What is sound?
This is when the writer reveals character through the individual's words, thoughts, and actions as well as what other characters think/say about him/her.
What is indirect characterization?
This is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is meter?
The main conflict type (_____ v ______) in "Three Questions"
What is man v. self?
The central metaphor in "Fireflies in the Garden" compares fireflies to...
What are stars?
In "Three Questions," name one of the questions of which the king is hoping to find answers.
What is:
Who are the right people to listen to?
Who should he avoid?
What is the most important thing to do?
This character type provides a strong contrast to another character. Example: Mildred and Clarisse
What is a foil character?
This rhythm is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Used by Shakespeare.
What is iambic?
In "Three Questions," _______ is the symbol for wisdom.
Who is the hermit?
This poem features a lot of imagery--including sight and sounds.
What is "Insect Life of Florida"?
This line is an example of this type of rhythm:
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
What is iambic pentameter?