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Literary Devices: Short story
Literary Devices: Poetry
Most Dangerous Game/ The Birds
The Odyssey/ Hero Journey
Cask of Amontillado/The Sniper
100
The perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View
100
Long story told in elevated language (usually poetry), which relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. Most epics include elements of myth, legend, folk tale, and history. Often, a hero on a quest is involved.
What is Epic
100
The man on the island that 'hunts' for entertainment
Who is General Zaroff
100
Who is the blind poet who took the oral and sung stories and put them to writing?
Who is Homer
100
Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe
200
A part of the story that indicates the time and place in the story. A story can have multiple ones.
What is Setting
200
A detailed comparison in the form of a simile that expands several lines
What is Homeric Simile
200
The name of the Island that Rainsford is trapped on is called?
What is Ship Trapped Island
200
What was left at the gates of Troy (by Odysseus) that made the Trojans believe the enemy had fled (left)?
What is a large wooden horse
200
Montresor (the narrator of The Cask of Amontillado) wants something specific he is after from Fortunato
What is Revenge
300
A character who stays the same throughout a story, often a supporting character.
What is Static Character
300
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of words like, as, resembles, etc.
What is Metaphor
300
What month was the story 'The Birds' described?
What is December
300
Here, a hero may make the decision to start the journey or he may have no\ choice.
What is The Call
300
What does the Sniper battle whether he should do or not while on the roof top?
What is light a cigarette
400
Clues or hints, obvious or subtle, which indicate what will happen next.
What is Foreshadowing
400
The central idea of a work of literature.
What is Theme
400
Who is the main character in the story 'The Birds?'
Who is Jim
400
Individuals who support the hero during the journey.
Who are The Allies
400
Who did the sniper 'kill'?
Who is his brother
500
Freezing the current moment in a story line and going back to a previous moment in the story or a historical event to fill in missing details or conflict development.
What is Flashback
500
Adjective or descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
What is Epithet
500
What is General Zaroff's most dangerous game?
What is hunting humans
500
Who recognizes Odysseus upon his return home?
Who is Argos (his faithful dog)
500
The following quote from “The Sniper” is an example of what kind of characterization? “The sweat stood out in beads on his forehead.”
What is DIRECT Characterization