Call of the wild
MLA citations
Short stories
Terms
Literary device definitions
100

What dog did Buck have a rivalry with

Spitz

100

What order should the citations be arranged in?

Alphabetical order

100

There was a radioactive glow that can be seen for miles

There will come soft rains

100

What is dramatic irony?

What the audience knows that the character doesn’t

100

What is a simile?

A comparison using like or as.

200

Where was the setting?

Yukon Canada 

200

Does the authors first or last name come first?

Last name 

200

I thank my mother 3 times for my existence

The leap 

200

What is the climax?

Highest point of tension and turning point 

200

What is foreshadowing?

Hints about a future event

300

What happens to John Thorton at end of book?

He is killed by the Yeehat Indians

300

I feel the murder weapon is right under our noses

Lamb to the slaughter

300

What is external conflict?

When a character struggles from an outside force

300

What is sensory details?

Words that appeal to a readers 5 sense. (Sight, smell, sound, taste, touch)

400

Why do Buck and Spitz fight?

They fight because they think as themselves as rivals as Buck started to take Spitz spot.

400

Do you put a comma or period after the title of the source. 

Period

400

Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now

Bass river Sheila mant

400

What is drawing conclusion?

Making inferences based off of clues in a story.

400

What is hyperbole?

Deliberate exaggeration

500

Who is the hero in call of the wild?

Buck

500

Today is August 5, 2026.. Today is August 5, 2026..

There will come soft rains

500

What is the exposition?

Introduces characters and identifies the problem in the story 

500

What is symbolism?

Using an object or image to represent something else.