Elements of Fiction
The time, place, and atmosphere.
What is the setting?
Robert
Who is Trevor Noah's father?
John Wright
Who is murdered?
Will's friend who was shot at the playground when he was 8 years old.
Who is Dani?
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
Vivid descriptions that appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery?
Tuck-Shop Runner and CD Maker.
What are Trevor's "businesses"?
A dynamic character who changes their mind at the end of the play.
Who is Mrs. Peters?
The character who taught Shawn how to do the "penny drop".
Who is Carlson Riggs?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
A difficult decision with two or more undesirable options.
What is a dilemma?
Trevor's friend who he goes shoplifting with.
Who is Teddy?
The dead canary.
What is the evidence that the women hide from the sheriff?
This is a symbol of Shawn's dark and secretive side.
What is the middle drawer?
Give human attributes or abilities to non-human things.
What is personification?
When two opposites are put next to each other to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
This is like a hamster on a wheel.
What is hustling?
The type of irony used in the play.
What is dramatic irony?
This is a motif in the novel because it is repeated and support the theme of grief and loss.
What are teeth?
A reference to a well-known event, myth, person, or piece of pop culture.
What is an allusion?
When exaggeration, irony, humour, and ridicule are used to criticize an aspect of society.
What is satire?
Trevor's experience with the "Hulk Man" supports this theme.
What is the power of language?
Gender roles and gender allegiance vs. legal duty.
What are themes in Trifles?
Which element of fiction term is shown in the following aspect of the novel: smoke, ghosts, time out of sync.
What is magic realism?
A comparison that us made to teach a concept.
What is an analogy?