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short stories
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The highest point of tension and suspense in the story.
What is the climax?
100
Two men in a fight or a battle between two groups of people
What is character vs character?
100
The story comes to the reader through the eyes of one character.
What is first peron narrative voice?
100
The comparison of two unlikely things using the words like or as.
What is a similie?
100
George in the short story "Act of a Hero" is the main character.
Who is the protagonist"
200
The major opponent to the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
200
A group of students struggling to get to school because of a snow storm.
What is character vs nature?
200
A story that comes to the reader through the eyes of a single person who is not a character in the story, but who observes the world created by the author and reports everything that happens in that world.
What is thrid person narrative perspective?
200
A jump back into the past to provide an explanation of something the reader needs to know to better understand the story.
What is a flashback?
200
Free Staters in the short story "The Sniper" oppose the IRA.
Who is the antagonist?
300
A series of incidents that cause suspense or interest to grow.
What is rising action?
300
A person who has been asked to testify against her best friend.
What is character vs self?
300
Relaying the story in terms of "he", "she", "they" and "it".
What is third person narrative perspective?
300
Hinting at future events in order to create suspense.
What is foreshadowing?
300
"The long June twilight faded into night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon..."
What is setting?
400
The part of the plot graph that establishes setting, character and atmosphere
What is an introduction?
400
A person who believes stealing is right.
What is character vs society?
400
The short story "Sucker" is told from the perspective of Pete.
What is First Person Narrative?
400
The use of an idea, word or phrase to elicit the opposite of its usual meaning.
What is irony?
400
"Then the sniper turned over the dead boy and looked into his brother's face."
What is the conclusion?
500
A brief imaginative narrative containing only a few characters, a simple plot, conflict and suspense leading to a climax and a swift conclusion.
What is a short story?
500
A draft-dodger in a country which is at war.
What is character vs society?
500
The short story "Act of a Hero" is relayed in terms of "he", "she", "they" and "it".
What is Third Person Perspective?
500
"Don't waste yourself fighting the wrong things."
What is theme?
500
The author is asking the reader to question who we label as heroes in the short story "Act of a Hero".
What is theme?