Elements of Short Stories
Poetry Definitions
Literary Device Definitions
Identify the literary Device
Mystery Box
100

What is the purpose of the setting of a story?

Time/place

sets the context of the story

100

what is the theme of a story?

The message/moral of a story

100

Name the literary device:


The repetition of two or more letters/sounds at the beginning of words close together

Alliteration

100

Identify the Figurative Language:

 "I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away"

Simile

100

What is my first name?

(No, you may not call me this in class)

Alyssa

200

What are the names for the hero and the villain of a story?

Protagonist and Antagonist 

200

What does TONE mean?

attitude/vibe/mood

200

Name the literary device:

Detailed descriptions in literature that call on the 5 senses

Imagery

200

Identify the Figurative Language:


 "Boom Boom Pow"

Onomatopoeia 

200

List the 3 types of evidence

1 quotes

2 stats/facts

3 examples

300

Name the 4 types of conflict (that we focus on)

- person vs person

- person vs nature

- person vs society

- person vs self

300

What are the 3 steps to analyzing a poem/song?

1 look for literary devices

2 look for the tone

3 look for the theme

300

Name the literary device:

A direct comparison between two things

Metaphor

300

Identify the Figurative Language:

 "Life is a Highway"

Metaphor

300

Name a short story we read in class 

Borders, the lottery, hockey sweater, pike, brooms for sale

400

List the 5 parts of a plot structure 

*think about the diagram

1 intro

2 rising action

3 climax

4 falling action

5 conclusion

400

Poetry focuses on:

The power of words

400

Name the literary device:

A word or phrase that imitates a sound

Onomatopoeia 

400

Identify the Figurative Language:


 "as horror looks you right in between your eyes"

Personification

400

How tall am I? (Kind answers only)

5’2

500

Name the 5 elements of short stories

1 theme

2 setting

3 character

4 Conflict

5 literary devices/style

500

What is symbolism?

When an object, character, or event represent a deeper meaning beyond its literal one

500

Name the literary device:


When the opposite of what is expected occurs

situational irony

500

The following lyrics are all examples of ———— in the song unwritten: “read”, “pen”, ”book”, and “blank page“

Symbols (for creating own destiny)

500

What is my other job?

dance teacher