Vocabulary
Lit Terms
Stories and Poems
Elements of Plot
Miscellaneous
100
Clearly stated
What is explicit?
100
The sequence of events in a literary work.
What is plot?
100
Baltimore native who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven."
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
When the conflict increases during the development until it reaches a high point of interest or suspense; the peak of the story.
What is climax?
100
What is a pale, dry sherry called?
What is Amontillado?
200
Greeted, especially in an aggressive way
What is accosted?
200
A character or force in conflict with a main character.
What is antagonist?
200
The place where Montresor leads Fortunato down to his fate.
What are catacombs?
200
This part introduces the setting, the characters, and the basic situation of a story or narrative poem.
What is exposition?
200
The protagonist in "The Lottery."
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
300
News reporters are taught to write with this, presenting the facts only, without opinions or judgements on the subject.
What is objectivity?
300
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
300
While you might connect Mummies with ancient Egypt, Davidson shows that Caucasian mummers were actually found in THIS country.
Where is China?
300
All the events leading up to the high point of interest in a story or narrative poem.
What is rising action?
300
Lit Term - The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
What is mood?
400
Firmly held beliefs or doctrines
What are dogmas?
400
A contradiction between between what a character thinks, and what the reader or audience knows to be true.
What is dramatic irony?
400
The main purpose of a news article.
What is "to inform?"
400
The part of the story in which general insight or change is conveyed.
What is resolution?
400
In "The Lottery," these two characters are symbols; one represents happiness, and the other represents tragedy.
Who are Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves?
500
Staggering back
What is recoiling?
500
Poetry that utilizes the techniques of drama.
What is dramatic poetry?
500
This object in "The Lottery" represents the villager's obsession with tradition.
What is a black box?
500
The high point of a story is followed by this in which the consequences or results are conveyed.
What is falling action?
500
Quoth the raven...
What is "Nevermore?"
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