Literary Elements
The lesson the author wants the reader to learn from the story
Theme
This character uses his wife to get new teeth
Anse Bundren
This short story is about a family vacation to Florida that is disrupted by the Misfit
A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor
Then number of multiple choice questions on the exam
55
The "paragraphs" of a poem
Stanza
How the author feels about the subject
Tone
This character has to wear the letter A on her clothes
Hester Prynne
This short story is about a young girl who attracts the attention of an older man
Where are you Going? Where have you Been? by Joyce Carol Oats
The amount of time you have during the multiple choice portion of the exam
60 minutes
When the poem rhymes within the lines
Internal rhyme
How the reader feels about the subject/ The atmosphere of the story
Mood
This character had a head injury during the war, and he now believes he is a religious figure
Gabriel Maxson
This drama is about an African American family in the 50s trying to navigate loss, infidelity, and love
Fences by August Wilson
The number of essays you have to write on the exam
3
When the poem rhymes at the end of the line
An object or item that represents something other than itself
Symbol
This character is home alone when two guys show up at her house
Connie
This novel is about a woman who is labeled as an adulterer because of her affair with the reverend
The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The amount of time you have to write all three essays
two hours
When there is no rhyme scheme
Free Verse
When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
Irony
This character walks into the river and ultimately drowns while his brother Lyman pushes their car into the river
Henry
This short story is about two Chippewa brothers, Henry and Lyman, who share a deep bond over a car
The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich
The amount of time you should dedicate to writing each essay
40 minutes
You use these when writing the title of a poem
Quotation marks