Literary Devices
Short Stories Elements
The Pedestrian
The Selfish Giant
The Interlopers
100
Name the literary device:
jumbo shrimp
oxymoron
100
Define setting.
The time and place of a story. Answer where and when.
100
True or False
Leonard Mead prefers watching television to walking.
FALSE
Leonard does not even own a television. He prefers to go for long walks alone at night.
100
True or False
The Selfish Giant had been visiting his friend the Cornish ogre at the beginning of the story.
True
100
The main lesson of The Interlopers concerns the...
a. foolishness of petty quarrels
b. danger of the winter woods
c. excitement of hunting
d. benefits of friendship
a. foolishness of petty quarrels
200
Name the literary device:
onomatopoeia
200
List 4 different types of external conflict.
Person vs Person
Person vs Nature
Person vs Society
Person vs Technology
Person vs Supernatural
200
True or False
There is a dark and ominous mood in this story.TRUE
200
What are 3 personality trait(positive and negative) to describe the Selfish Giant?
Rude
Mean
Kind
Loving
200
How do Ulrich and Georg's feelings toward each other change during the story?
a. from friendship to suspicion
b. from hatred to friendship
c. from sympathy to hatred
d. from respect to disrespect
b. from hatred to friendship
300
Name the literary device:
This unit was a piece of cake.
Metaphor
300
What do you call the character who is in conflict with the protagonist of the story?
Antagonist
300
True or False
A theme of this short story is that "technology is dehumanizing"
“The Pedestrian” expresses the pessimistic view that the technological advances will ultimately rob people of their essential humanity and give more power to machines that will harm people in the end.
300
What season does the Selfish giant continuously experience after he kicked the children out of his garden?
Winter
300
1. The conflict between Gradwitz and Znaeym is over a. what animals can be hunted in the forest
b. which of the two men is a better hunter
c. which man owns a piece of land
d. clearing the field that borders the properties of the two men
c. which man owns a piece of land
400
Name the literary device:
Henry hated his History homework.
Alliteration
400
Describe the exposition of a plot diagram. What does it introduce?
It provides background information about a main character, setting, event or other element of the narrative.
400
True or False
A rifle is a symbol that can be found in this short story.
False
Some symbols are the police car and Leonard's house
400
Where does the little boy take the Selfish Giant at the end of the short story?
He takes him to his garden which is paradise.
400
6. “For a space both men were silent, turning over in their minds the wonderful changes that this dramatic reconciliation would bring about.” What does reconciliation mean?
a. The act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument
b. Agree or give in to
c. An expression of sympathy
d. Help in a difficult situation
a. The act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument