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The attitude of the writer towards the subject matter.
What is tone
100
the narrator or story teller
What is point of view?
100
What is "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
no one wants to win this prize
100
"Barbie Doll"
What is a symbol?
100
What is an example of symbolism from the short story "A Good Man is Had to Find"?
What is the black car, the grave stones
200
imagery
What is description using the five senses?
200
the place and time period of a story
What is setting?
200
What is "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" by Richard Wright
The main character in this story was the equivalent of a mule
200
"and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy"
What is a simile?
200
What does the red convertible symbolize?
What is the relationship between Lyman and Henry
300
speaker
What is the voice or narration of a poem; can be the poet or persona?
300
imagery describing taste
What is gustatory imagery?
300
What is "Eveline" by James Joyce
this short story used stream of consciousness to reveal plot
300
"Look out the saints are comin' through"
What is an allusion?
300
What story could be considered Cinderalla's fairy tale done bad because of the falling action and ending.
What is "Desiree's Baby"
400
diction
What is denotative and connotative word choice?
400
Using one object to stand in for another
What is a symbol?
400
the author of this shosrt story with the theme of false values was Guy de Maupassant
What is the "Necklace"?
400
"and slowly I would rise and dress / leaving the chronic angers of that house"
What is personification?
400
This story centered around the death of Ted Lavender and the different perspectives of his death.
What is "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
500
paradox
What is a statement or phrase that on the surface seems contradictory but makes some kind of emotional sense?
500
a contrast to the protagonist of a story
What is a foil?
500
What story involved imagery of the other side of the tracks?
"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
500
"there is nothing much I want to do / and too much / that has to be done"
What is a paradox?
500
What archetypal symbol does Frank respresent in the short story "Eveline"?
What is the knight in shining armor
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