Short Story Elements
the end of a story
resolution
a goldfish speaking in Russian could be considered this type of figurative language
personification
What was the setting of The Landlady? City and Country.
Bath, England
"He was the cat, I was the mouse" is an example of what?
metaphor
Billy Weaver thought all businessmen were successful if they were this.
Brisk
when the author introduces us to characters and the setting
exposition
saying something in a softer tone to not come across as so harsh
euphemism
Sergei's father was known as this type of Jew
Zionist
The Landlady looked "terribly nice" is an example of this...
oxymoron
Setting of What of This Goldfish Do You Wish? Name two locations.
Tel Aviv, Israel, West Bank
1.The hero of a story
2. The villain of the story
protagonist, antagonist
when someone says something that it different from what we would have expected
verbal irony
Rainsford was on his way to hunt what creature?
jaguars
The Landlady opening the door before Billy could take his finger off the buzzer.
foreshadowing
The two other men's names who had checked into the Landlady's B & B.
Christopher Muholland and Gregory Temple
What is so different about the story plot of The Landlady?
it ends with the climax
when the reader knows something that is going to happen to the character, but the character is unknowing
dramatic irony
General Zaroff and Ivan both had been trained to be part of what militant group?
Cossacks
Billy Weaver making a reference to "Churchill and Roosevelt" is what kind of figurative language?
allusion
What were the two of the three techniques that Rainsford used to evade Zaroff?
Burmese tiger pit, Malay man catcher, Ugandan spring trap
Two parts-
1. Something is directly stated or said
2. Something is implied
implicit/explicit
"all the suits on the busy streets" is an example of what figurative language?
synecdoche
What were the names of BOTH pets in the Landlady?
Sinbad and Basil
A story offering dramatic irony occurs when the reader knows more than the character itself. This needs to be told from what point of view?
third person narrative
Yonaton was hoping to interview an Arab who wanted to wish for this...
peace