Literary Terms TMDG
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
This person originally put a spell on The Monkey's Paw
Who is a fakir (holy man)?
The ocean, the Caribbean, Ship-trap island, a jungle, a chateau... All of these are examples of the story's ______________________.
setting
This is the setting of The Monkey's Paw
What is the White's home?
"What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford JUST THEN" is an example of which type of literary technique
What is foreshadowing?
When Rainsford says to himself, "I will not lose my nerve. I will not," that is an example of what kind of conflict?
Internal conflict (man vs. self)
This is the first wish
The series of events that make up a story, including the exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions, and resolution are called the _________.
plot
This type of irony is when the reader knows something the character does not know
Dramatic Irony
The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies. This is an example of:
metaphor
When Rainsford gets stuck in the quicksand in the swamp, that is an example of what type of conflict?
External conflict (man vs. nature)
An appropriate theme of The Monkey's Paw
Be careful what you wish for
"People should value the lives of all living things" is an examples of a possible _______________ for this story.
theme
By the end of the story, Rainsford would be considered what type of character? dynamic or static
Dynamic
The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue. This is an example of:
simile
bleak darkness, anguish, terrror, scream. All of these words create the _______________ of the story.
Mood
This is how Herbert was killed
What is caught in machinery at work?
Characters, background and setting are all part of the ________________________.
Exposition
The author describes Rainsford as:
* a character that has written a book about hunting
* a character that recognizes the cartridge he picks up as a 22-caliber
* Sets traps for General Zaroff
All of these are examples of using ___________ (direct or indirect) characterization to develop the character.
Indirect
Sarcasm is also called ___________ _________. An example: "Oh, yes...I have electricity. We try to be civilized here."
verbal irony
"He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided". what might the reader infer happened to General Zaroff?
Rainsford not only won the hunt.... he killed Zaroff.
This is Mr. White's third wish
What is for Herbert to be dead again and go away from the door?
Any event occurring after the climax but before the resolution.
falling action
Ivan is a deaf and mute servant to General Zaroff. He does not change throughout the story. He is an example of a _____________ character.
Static
When the outcome of a situation is totally different from what people expect, it is called _____________ ____________.
situational irony
When an author gives clues about what might happen next it is called ____________________.
foreshadowing
This is the reason Sergeant Major Morris tosses The Monkey's Paw in the fire
What is he did not want bad fortune to fall upon the next person to make wishes?
Any event occurring after the exposition but before the climax.
rising action
The fact that Rainsford became the hunted in the story is an example of what type of irony
What is Situational Irony?
...the waves from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face. This is an example of _____________.
personification
a play on words when a word can have a double meaning.
Example: Game meaning: (1) human beings as Zaroff's hunted and (2) the competition, or game, between the hunter (Zaroff) and the hunted (Rainsford and other castoffs).
pun
This event signals the resolution of the story
What is Mr. White opens the door and there is no one at the door when he looks out?
The most suspenseful part of the story
climax
This is how Herbert feels about his dad making the first wish on The Monkey's Paw
What is he thinks it is funny and does not take it seriously?
Arabian Nights from The Monkey's Paw
Marcus Aurelius, Madame Butterfly, Cossack, Purdey's from The Most Dangerous Game
What are allusions?