Short Stories
This word is used to describe both the King and the Princess in "The Lady, or the Tiger."
Barbaric
The Proper Noun in the sentence:
"He loves Olivia Rodrigo."
Olivia Rodrigo
The antagonist in Star Wars.
Darth Vader
Interjection
One example of this literary device is "on a rooftop in Dublin."
Setting
The controversial medical procedure in "We Ate the Children Last."
Pig's digestive system transplant
In the sentence:
"The enormous building stood downtown."
this adjective describes the building.
Enormous
This type of characterization explicitly informs readers of character traits.
Direct characterization
In the sentence:
"I wanted to go outside, but it started raining"
This conjunction connects two independent clauses.
But
This type of conflict is featured in "The Landlady," as Billy Weaver is at conflict with The Landlady.
Character vs. Character
"The Sniper" takes place during this historical event.
The Irish Civil War
In the sentence,
"The boy laughed awkwardly at her joke."
The word "awkwardly" is what?
Adverb
The type of irony is displayed in "The Sniper" when readers discover that the Republican Sniper's opponent was not a stranger, but his own brother.
Situational irony
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
She is excited to play Jeopardy in class today.
She
When the Republican Sniper questions his own involvement and support of the Irish Civil War in "The Sniper," he is experiencing this type of conflict.
Character vs. Self
In "The Landlady," Billy's tea smelled like what?
Almonds
The sentence
"He is sad."
features this type of verb.
State of being
"The Sniper" features this type of 3rd-person narration, because the reader only knows the protagonist's thoughts and feelings.
3rd Person Limited
FANBOYS is a helpful acronym to remember this part of speech.
Conjunctions
The title "We Ate the Children Last" signifies to the reader an event that will happen later in the story, which is an example of this literary device.
Foreshadowing
"The Landlady" was written by this famous children's book author, who also wrote famous works such as The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Matilda.
Roald Dahl
In the sentence:
"The jury reached a decision."
The word "jury" represents this type of noun.
Collective Noun
Deadpool's point-of-view.
(also referred to as "breaking the 4th wall")
2nd Person POV
The prepositional phrase in the sentence:
"We went to the restaurant by the ocean."
By the ocean
"We Ate the Children Last" switches to this type of point-of-view at the end of the story.
1st Person POV