Plot & POV
Name the 5 parts of a plot
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Resolution
What is a theme?
Main idea of a story, underlying idea the author wants to send.
Person vs. Nature is an example of conflict in literature, what is one example of this in one of the short stories we've read?
What author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach" also wrote "The Green Mamba?
Roald Dahl
What is the blowhole of a whale or porpoise called?
Spiracle
Name this point of view:
"I went to the grocery store yesterday."
1st person
"Somewhere out in the channel a porpoise blew with a sound like steam escaping. The man smiled a little; porpoises were his friends."
Name that story and that literary device.
(Remember that porpoises come back later)
"The Sea Devil," foreshadowing
Name one example of Person vs. Person conflict in one of the short stories we've read.
Montresor vs. Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado," narrator vs. old man in "The Tell Tale Heart," Mr. Helmholtz and Plummer in "The No-Talent Kid"
Who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
Edgar Allan Poe
What does the Latin root -rupt- mean? Give an example of a word containing it.
To break
Disrupt, interrupt, erupt, etc.
Define the climax of a story.
Turing point for the main character
High point of the story
Give 1 theme of "The Song Caruso Sang."
Family is more important than money,
Joby' self-doubt in "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," Montresor's pride in the "Cask of Amontillado"
What genre is Edgar Allen Poe known for?
Gothic Horror
Respiration is the act of____________.
Breathing. -Spir- is a Latin root meaning to breathe.
Name this point of view:
"Remember, remember, the 5th of November..."
2nd person
"Pity about the dog," he said. "You'd better get rid of it before the children see."
Name that story and that character.
"The Green Mamba," the Snake Man
What was the name of the main character in "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," which alludes to a biblical figure?
Joby - from Job or Joab
Arthur Gordon is author of more than 200 stories and magazine articles. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating and reflected this in his stories. Which of his have we read?
The Sea Devil
What is a word that means holding on to something (either physically or figuratively) stubbornly
Tenacious, Tenaciously
What is a setting?
Time and place of a story
What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time,
All actions have consequences
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
Internal is an "inner conflict," i.e. Person vs. Self, External is an "outside conflict," i.e. Person vs. Nature, vs. Person, or vs. Society
Kurt Vonnegut's stories are generally fantasy or sci-fi. Which of his stories about a high school band did we read?
The No-Talent Kid
What is the difference between erupted and irrupted?
Erupted- to burst out (i.e. a volcano erupting)
Irrupted- to burst into (i.e. a student bursting into the classroom)