Literary Terms Part One
The time and place of action in a narrative.
What is setting?
The outcome of the conflict in a play or story.
What is resolution?
Cask of Amontillado.
Set in Sweden and about women trying to deal with the hardships of their lives.
What is "Eclipse"?
The setting of "Rules of the Game."
What is Chinatown in California?
Language that appeals to the senses or any combination of senses.
What is imagery?
The main idea or basic meaning of a literary work.
What is theme?
Rules of the Game.
Who is Amy Tan?
Shows the integrity of an orphan boy through his developing relationship with the narrator.
What is "A Mother in Mannville"?
Symbolism in "Eclipse."
What is the sun represents hope and friendship to the lonely women?
A character who remains the same through a narrative.
What is a static character?
A character who undergoes an important personality or outlook change.
What is a dynamic character?
Eclipse.
Who is Selma Lagerlof?
Includes a semi-barbaric princess and has no resolution.
What is "The Lady, or the Tiger"?
Foreshadowing in "The Most Dangerous Game."
What is the discussion about Ship Trap Island between Rainsford and Whitney, hearing an unidentifiable animal scream, etc.?
What is dramatic irony?
The presentation of important background information.
What is exposition?
The Most Dangerous Game.
Who is Richard Connell?
Involves an unnatural hunt on Ship Trap Island.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Allusion in one of the stories.
What is Judgment Day in "Eclipse," the drowning of Pharaoh's army in "Before the End of Summer," etc.?
A reference in one work or literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature, history, art, or music.
What is allusion?
A comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them.
What is metaphor?
The Lady, or the Tiger?
Who is Frank R. Stockton?
Includes a dream world and a reality world.
What is "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?
Theme in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
What is the idea of living a life you enjoy, using your dreams and imagination to make your life exciting, etc.?