Plot Diagrams
What is the climax of "The Most Dangerous Game."
Rainsford jumping off the cliff.
What is the definition of a symbol?
Person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
Provide the definition of dramatic irony.
When the audience or the reader knows something that a character doesn’t
What is the voice of the narrator in "Marigolds"? Options: Childlike, Middle Age, British, or Southern
Middle Age
What is the POV of "Marigolds"?
First person
What is part of the exposition of "The Sniper"?
When we are introduced to the protagonist and setting.
What story has ambiguity and why?
"The Lady or the Tiger" is ambiguous because we as readers need to make an educated guess on how it ends.
When it is revealed the sniper has killed his own brother.
Provide the definition of tone.
Attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the audience
What is the POV of "Thank you Ma'am?"
Omniscent third person
Name a moment of rising action in "Dog Star".
The owner finding Laika.
Laika saving the owner's life.
(There are more!)
What do the cranes symbolize?
Give an example of situational irony from "The Cask of Amontialldo".
Multiple options
What is the mood of "Dog Star"?
Sad, nostalgic, etc.
What is the POV of "Cranes?"
Third person limited
What is the climax of "Cranes"?
When Songsam decides to let Tokchae go.
What does the scarlet ibis symbolize?
Give an example of dramatic irony from "The Cask of Amontialldo".
When we as readers know Fortunato is going to die, but he does not.
What is the author's tone towards hunting in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Disturbed by the idea of hunting people. (Other possible answers.)
What is the theme of "Dog Star?"
Multiple answers. Some are...never take what you have for granted and you never know what you have until you lose it.
What is the inciting incident in "The Lady or the Tiger"?
When the King finds out about the princess and the young man.
What is the amontillado a symbol for?
Death
What is an example of verbal irony from "The Cask of Amontialldo"?
When Montresor toasts to Fortunato's long life.
What is the difference between tone and voice?
Voice focuses on the language of a author and their word choice to build the character. Tone is the attitude the author has towards the topic.
What is the theme of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
Some options are... all actions have consequences, justice systems can be corrupt.