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Isn't it Ironic?
Where, When, etc., etc.
What's my Style?
Rising and Falling
100
This method of characterization comes from what we call a character.
What is naming?
100
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant, we have this type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
100
This story takes place around an Indian reservation in the years following the Vietnam War.
What is "The Red Convertible?"
100
This term describes a writer's word choice.
What is diction?
100
We refer to the highest moment of conflict in a plot by this term.
What is the climax?
200
A character who changes over the course of the story is classified by this term.
What is dynamic?
200
When Dee insists that her mother doesn't appreciate their heritage, we see this kind of irony.
What is situational irony?
200
This story takes place on a freeway in the second largest city in the US.
What is "Love in L.A.?"
200
This term describes the order of words in a sentence.
What is syntax?
200
This term describes the events that come as the story resolves to its conclusion.
What is denouement?
300
A character with multiple dimensions and personality traits is known by this term.
What is round?
300
The ironic ending of this story comes when doctors believe Mrs. Mallard has died from joy at being reunited with her husband.
What is "The Story of an Hour?"
300
This story takes place in Europe in the years following World War I.
What is "Hills Like White Elephants?"
300
"He drank an Anis at the bar and looked at the people. They were all waiting for the train." This passage demonstrates the concise style of this writer.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
300
This story features the physical conflict between a teen girl and a "friend" who threatens her family.
What is "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
400
The following passage displays this method of characterization: "Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs"
What is telling?
400
This passage from "Hills Like White Elephants" displays this kind of irony: "There's nothing wrong with me. I feel fine."
What is dramatic irony?
400
This story takes place around a rural house in the early 1970s.
What is "Everyday Use?"
400
"The Red Convertible" features this form of narration.
What is first person?
400
This story features the social conflict that arises from a fender bender.
What is "Love in L.A.?"
500
"I still see that picture now, as if it tugs at me, whenever I pass that closet door. The picture is very clear in my mind. It was so sunny that day Henry had to squint against the glare."
What is "The Red Convertible?"
500
"Why shouldn't I?" I asked. "If that's what you want us to call you, we'll call you." "I know it might sound awkward at first," said Wangero.
What is "Everyday Use?"
500
"She had often been as far before, but the strangeness of the land made it not as pleasant as her usual haunts. It seemed gloomy in the little cove in which she found herself."
What is "The Flowers?"
500
"When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her."
What is "The Story of an Hour?"
500
"And Connie paid close attention herself, bathed in a glow of slow-pulsed joy that seemed to rise mysteriously out of the music itself and lay languidly about the airless little room, breathed in and breathed out with each gentle rise and fall of her chest."
What is "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"