Week 1
the highest point of action in a story
What is the climax
Sight, touch, taste, smell, sound
What is imagery
A character that changes throughout a story
What is dynamic character
The protagonist in "The Story of an Hour"
Who is Mrs. Mallard
In "The Open Window," the antagonist of the story
Who is Vera?
When a character is struggling with a decision he/she has to make
What is internal conflict
When an author hints at something to come later in the story
What is foreshadowing
The choice and use of words that an author uses
What is diction
The type of character that Framton could be catagorized as in "The Open Window"
What is static/flat character?
In "The Story of an Hour," significance symbolism of the time of year
What is spring?
The point in which conflict, setting, and characters are revealed
What is exposition
When two characters are opposite of each other in the way they act or feel about something?
What is character foil
A major character in a story, similar to a dynamic character, who changes over time and is very complex in his/her personality
What is a round character?
The theme "People can act in cruel ways when they hold power over others" is best applied to which short story that we read?
What is "The Man in the Well?"
In "Ruthless," when Judson was given the drink he poisoned at the end, this type of irony was shown.
What is dramatic irony
When an author reveals character traits through a characters' actions, feelings, and dialogue
What is indirect characterization
When the narrator reveals everything that all characters in a story are thinking
What is omniscient
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What is symbolism
What literary device is used by the author when we are told that the main character in "The Story of an Hour" has a heart condition and then later dies of a heart attack?
What is foreshadowing?
We feel a personal connection to the narrator in "The Man in the Well" because it is told from this point of view.
What is 1st person point of view?
Something like "the grass isn't always greener on the other side" or "Be careful who you trust"
What is theme
When the audience knows something that other characters in the story do not
What is dramatic irony
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
In "The Interlopers" when the tree branch falls, what specific type of external conflict is this that the characters encounter?
What is man vs nature?
What is verbal irony?