VOCABULARY
SHORT STORIES
LITERARY TERMS
ENGLISH REVIEW 2
100

A word that means the same or similar.

SYNONYM

100

What is the main idea or lesson of a story called?

Theme

100

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a...

SIMILE

100

What is conflict in a story? 

The struggle between two sides or characters due to a disagreement in values, desires, motivations etc.

200

A word that means the opposite meaning of a word. 

ANTONYM

200

What does TONE mean?

It is the author's or narrator's attitude in a story.

200

Identify the literary technique:  I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

Hyperbole

200

Define dramatic irony.

When the narrator or audience knows something that the character(s) in the story do not. 

300

When you use a quote from a book or article in your writing, you use an...

In-text citation

300

What pronouns are used for first-person point of view?

FIRST:  I, me, we, etc.


300

IDENTIFY THE LITERARY TECHNIQUE:

Trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.

PERSONIFICATION

300

Correctly capitalize this sentence...

mrs. walters' birthday is in february.

Mrs. Walters' birthday is in February.

400

Define this word: Imminent

Ready to take place; happening soon. 

400

What pronouns are used for 2nd person point of view?

SECOND: you, your


400

IDENTIFY ONE OF THE TWO LITERARY TECHNIQUES:

Laughter is the best medicine; it is like a balm that soothes the skin.

METAPHOR and SIMILE

400

Name a character from The Open Window.

Framton Nuttel

Vera

Mrs. Sappleton

Mr. Sappleton

500

The person who is telling the story.

Narrator


500

What pronouns are used for 3rd person point of view?

THIRD:  they, he, her, etc.

500

DEFINE one of the following:  simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole

SIMILE:  comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

METAPHOR:  comparing two  unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

PERSONIFICATION:  giving human like qualities to something nonhuman

HYPERBOLE:  exaggeration

500

What are context clues?

Context clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.