"The Gift of the Magi"
Story
Plot?
Fig. Lang
More Fig. Lang
100
In the exposition of the story, we learn that Della is upset because _____
she doesn't have enough money to buy her husband a Christmas present
100
What is the main character in a work of literature?
Protagonist
100
The turning point in the story, and the highest peak of emotion and excitement
Climax
100
“Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:
a simlie
100
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Symbol
200
In order to make some money, Della decides to ______
sell her hair
200
The character or force in conflict with the protagonist is the
Antagonist
200
When the climax or conflict is solved it is called the:
Resolution
200
The viewpoint or perspective in which the story is told is called
Point of view
200
An author's choice of words.
Diction
300
In the resolution of the story, we learn that ______
Jim has sold his watch to buy combs for Della
300
A struggle between two or more opposing characters or forces is known as
Conflict
300
At what point in the plot diagram do short stories typically end?
Climax
300
Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:
Personification
300
What is the result of an action is the reverse of what the character expected.
Situational Irony
400
The type of irony featured in this story is
Situational Irony
400
A narrative in literature is best described as what?
A story this is told or written
400
What best describes what setting is in a story, poem, or novel?
the time and place of the action of a story or poem
400
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell.
imagery
400
What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not.
Dramatic Irony
500
The author's frequent use of biblical references to the magi and King Solomon, he is using a narrative technique known as
Analogy
500
A text's statement abut life is known as its
Theme
500
If a story is told from the point of view of an outside observer who knows what every character does and thinks, the story is written in____
third person omniscient POV
500
Expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject.
Tone
500
What is the contrast is between the literal meaning of what is said and what is meant.
Verbal Irony
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