Literary Terms
Writing
"The Necklace"
"The Wreck of Hesperus"
"The Gift of the Magi"
100
Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
100
Acronym used for writing a good body paragraph.
What is R.A.C.E.?
100
Setting of the story.
Where is Paris, France?
100
The two main characters.
Who are the skipper and his daughter?
100
Jim and Della belong to this class.
What is the lower class?
200
A concrete object that has an abstract meaning.
What is a symbol?
200
Statement a writer is trying to prove.
What is a claim?
200
The place Mathilde borrows the necklace from.
Who is her friend, Mme. Forestier?
200
The type of conflict in the story.
What is character vs. nature?
200
Setting of the story.
What is Christmas time in New York City?
300
Something unexpected.
What is irony?
300
The writer's reasons.
What are arguments?
300
The main type of conflict in this short story.
What is character vs. society or character vs. self?
300
The personality of the skipper.
What is arrogant?
300
The title of the story is an example of this.
What is an allusion?
400
The underlying meaning of a text.
What is the theme?
400
The other side.
What is a counterclaim?
400
The theme of the story.
What is be happy with what you have?
400
The type of ship being sailed in the story.
What is a schooner?
400
Type of irony in the story.
What is situational irony?
500
A reference to another source.
What is an allusion?
500
Explanation about why the other side is not as strong as the writer's.
What is a rebuttal?
500
The symbolic or abstract meaning of the necklace.
What is looks can be deceiving?
500
The genre of text for this story.
What is a narrative poem?
500
Theme suggested by the title.
What is sacrifice?
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