Plot Diagram
The turning point of the story; generally the most exciting, intense part
What is the climax?
This interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened in the past.
What is a flashback?
When Martin is in the elevator, this is who gets on with him.
What is the fat lady?
This conflict is shown when humans are battling robots.
What is character vs. technology?
Comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
the part of the story that concludes and ties everything together.
What is the resolution?
When the character in the story TELLS the reader about his/her personality.
What is direct characterization?
The name of the winner of the Lottery AND the "award" for winning
Who is Mrs. Hutchinson and what is getting stoned?
Dorothy getting caught in a tornado in Kansas is an example of this conflict type.
What is Character vs. Nature?
Comparison withOUT using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
the series of events and conflicts in the story leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
This hints at something that's going to happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
The monkey's paw was said to have been found in this country.
What is India?
Katniss defying the Capitol during the Hunger Games is an example of this conflict type.
What is Character vs. Society?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or things
What is personification?
all of the action following the climax.
What is falling action?
When the character SHOWS the reader his/her personality.
Describe the ironic situation in "The Monkey's Paw."
What is: the fact that Herbert dies in order for his parents to receive the 200 pounds they wished for.
In "Stranger Things," the characters fighting the Demagorgon (alien creature) is an example of this conflict type.
What is Character vs. Supernatural?
A repetition of same sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence (the snake slithered slowly)
What is Alliteration?
The name of the introduction of a story, setting up the characters.
What is Exposition?
The name of the genre that Poe was known for: grotesque, supernatural elements and an emphasis on the darker side of human nature.
What is Gothic literature?
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator's fear of the eye could represent this.
What is the narrator's desire to hide his dark secrets (fear of the darkness of his soul)
List the 3 main conflict types in "The Elevator" short story.
What is: Character vs. character, character vs. self, and character vs. technology.
When a word is spelled and spoken like the sound it actually creates (BOOM) (Hiss)
What is Onomatopoeia?