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The stoning of a woman in The Lottery is likely an ____________ to the Gospel of St. John in the New Testament.

What is allusion

100

The style of literature that focuses on the Deep South, and often deals with grotesque, ugly, or extremely religious characters.

What is Southern Gothic?

100
A Play or story in which a character comes to an unhappy end
What is tragedy
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting
100
The main idea of a story
What is theme
200
A written account of a person's own life
What is an autobiography
200
The main character of a story
What is protagonist
200
An account of a person's life written by another person
What is a biography
200
The conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
200
Something that stands for something else
What is symbol
300
The main problem or struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
300
The vantage point from which a story is told
What is point of view
300
A long story told in elevated language which relates the deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society is called
What is an epic
300

A style of writing that jumps forward and backward in time, often using flashbacks

What is nonlinear

300
The hints or clues as to what happens next
What is foreshadow
400

In The Yellow Wallpaper, Jane's treatment for her sickness is actually making her worse.

What is situational irony

400
"The bleeding tree" from Scarlet Ibis is an example of
What is personification
400

The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.

What is mood

400
An imitation of another's work of literature, art , music, for entertainment purposes is
What is parody
400

The style of writing where the thoughts and emotions of a narrator or character are written out such that a reader can track the fluid mental state of these characters 

What is stream-of-consciousness

500

What an author has to say about the state of the world's social and political factors

What is sociopolitical commentary
500

In The Story of an Hour, when Josephine begs her sister to come out of her bedroom in fear that she is making herself ill from grief.

What is dramatic irony

500

Rainsford describing the heat of the tropical night by saying, "It's like moist black velvet."

What is simile

500

A type of writing that is loosely based on the life of the author

What is semi-autobiographical

500

The author's attitude about a topic based on their use of specific words or style of writing.

What is tone