Literary Elements
What is theme?
The message, lesson, or moral of a story.
What is dramatic irony?
What does "probable" mean?
Likely to be the case or to happen.
Tone is how the ____ talks about the topic.
Author.
When would you "prejudge" a situation?
Before you have all the information.
What does suspense mean?
When we don't know something, we wonder what is going to happen, we are on the edge of our seats.
What is verbal irony?
What does "strategy" mean?
A plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal.
What is it called when a story doesn't have a "complete" ending? (Lady, or the Tiger?)
Cliff-hanger
"Your mama lied to you, and so did I... We did so," he explained, "to help you to be brave, because we love you."
Which theme goes with the quote:
a. Sometimes it is safer not to stand out.
b. It can be easier not to know the whole truth.
c. A true friend is a loyal friend.
What is the central idea of a text?
What happens in a story, what the story is mainly about.
What is situational irony?
Something unexpected.
What does "romantic" mean?
Relating to love or a sense of idealized beauty.
Inferencing involves what kind of information?
Directly stated OR implied
Implied.
What are the two things that go in an in text citation?
Author's last name and page number.
If an article explains how recycling benefits the environment, what is the central idea?
Recycling is good for the environment.
The following is which kind of irony:
A firetruck catches on fire.
Situational
What does "picturesque" mean?
Visually attractive, especially in a quaint or pretty style.
What does it mean if something is "subjective"?
Based on opinion.
Write an in text citation:
Most visitors to Denali National Park come during the very popular summer season ________.
Source: "Denali" by Tom Clynes, page 66.
(Clynes 66)
"Button, Button" explored themes of what? Choose the best answer.
a. Morality
b. Betrayal
c. Greed
d. Love
c. Greed
Which kind of irony does the author of "Lamb to the Slaughter" use to create suspense?
Dramatic.
What does "ecology" mean?
The branch of biology that deals with the interactions of organisms with their environment.
Inferencing is when we add what two things?
What we know and what the text says.
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us... uprooting the evil in the fields that we know."
Which theme goes with the quote?
a. Solve the problem in front of you.
b. It is important to carry on even in the face of obstacles.
c. Help can come from unexpected places.
a. Solve the problem in front of you.