Short Story Terms
The setting of a story includes the ____ and place of the action of the story.
place
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
Rhyme scheme
Mile-high ice cream cones only 99 cents!
hyperbole
"Don't push me 'cause I'm close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head."
1st person
I have one eye, but I cannot see. What am I?
a needle
The ______ is the main character in a story.
protagonist
A change in the attitude, tone, mood, narrative, etc. in a poem.
shift
London is a melting pot of different cultures.
"You make your own future. It's all in your hands."
2nd person
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 run away. How many are left?
9
_____ refers to the sequence of events in a story.
plot
Rhyme is the ______ of same sounds at the end of words.
repetition
She sells seashells by the sea shore.
alliteration
"She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails."
3rd person
Which is the outlier? earthquake, tornado, hurricane, breeze, or tsunami?
breeze
The first stage of a plot; includes background and information and introduces characters.
exposition
A formal division of lines in a poem is called a ______.
stanza
The house sighed and groaned during the storm as if it were alive.
personification
"We remained in Auschwitz for three weeks. We had nothing to do. We slept a lot."
1st person
Which is the outlier? carrot, apple, cucumber, lettuce, celery
apple
The final outcome of the story (sometimes called denouement).
resolution
What is the rhyme scheme in: Roses are red, violets are blue. I like to read; I hope you do, too.
The bacon began to sizzle as soon as it hit the hot pan.
onomatopoeia
"At that moment, every man, woman, and child held their breath without knowing why."
3rd person
Which is the outlier? salamander, iguana, tree frog, axolotl
iguana