Vocab
Literary Terms
Setting
Plot
Random
100

allowing light to pass through

Transparent
100

Exposition, Rising Action, __?___, Falling Action, Resolution

Climax

100
Where does the story take place?
Allendale, California
100
True or False, the voice in the house says the date 6 times?
False, the voice says it 3 times, instead of once, for memories sake
100

Old Man Warner is from which short story?

The Lottery

200

the killing of one person by another

homicide

200

Can be both internal and external

Characterization

200
What does the nursery look like?
A jungle
200
What poem does the voice in the house read?
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
200

Protagonist in the short story "The Necklace"

Mathilde

300

Shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more

Mutual
300

Example -- "Use the force"

Example -- "Don't eat the apple!"

Allusion

300

What can the reader "infer" about the family in "There Will Come Soft Rains?"

Died during the nuclear attack

300
How does the house try to save itself during the fire?
it shuts the doors and Water Rats come.
300

If the protagonist struggles with addiction, what type of conflict is this?

Man vs Self, Internal Conflict

400

a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business

Entrepreneur

400

A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure -for example, Homer's "The Odyssey"

Epic

400
When does the story take place?
August 4th, 2026
400
Why wasn't the house able to put the fire out with water?
The reserve water supply already had been used
400

Name the three wishes used in "The Monkey's Paw"

1. Money

2. Bring back son

3. Re-kill son

500

Filled with resentment or anger over something unjust

Indignant

500

Example -- Daniel Boone is a(n) ___ of the early American frontiersman. 

Example -- Martin Luther King is a(n) of racial equality. 

Archetype

500

What event is taking place during the story?

A nuclear war

500
What caused the fire?
A tree limb fell through the window and spilt cleaner all over the stove
500

How many kids does the protagonist have in the short story "The Lottery?"

4!!!