Literary Elements
Literary Techniques
Short Stories
Locations
Small Details
100

Which point on the plot diagram shows us the setting?

Exposition/Introduction

100

"As safe as kittens under a cookstove" is the use of what technique?

Simile

100

Which item is symbolic of purity in Gentlemen, Your Verdict?

The white mugs

100

The name of the church where a drummer boy tried to sleep.

Shiloh

100

Which two animals did Dr. Roylott keep around the yard?

A cheetah and a baboon
200

At which point on the plot diagram is conflict introduced?

Inciting Incident

200

Water representing cleanliness is an example of what literary technique?

Symbolism

200

Who did the sniper finally kill in The Sniper?

Another sniper, his own brother

200

The town where Doc Martindale solved a murder.

Cottonwood

200

Which occupation did the two thieves pretend to be?

Weavers

300

The emotional condition created by the piece within the setting. A.K.A - the "emoji"

Mood

300

Projection of characteristics that normally belong only to humans onto inanimate objects/animals.

Personification

300

What phrase was constantly repeated in The Day the Dam Broke?

Go east, go east!

or 

The dam has broke!

300

The state where the "Old Boy" worked in The Getaway.

Texas

300

How many days of air did the 20 men have in Gentlemen, Your Verdict?

2

400

"I often wondered whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool."

Which point on the plot diagram is this quote?

Resolution/Conclusion

400

"Gonna" and "wanna" are examples of which literary technique?

And no its not grandpa's stockings.

Colloquialism

400

What did the sniper raise above the parapet to lure out the other sniper in The Sniper?

His hat on a rifle

400

The name of the state in The Day the Dam Broke.

Ohio

400

What did the one man pass to the other man in The Interlopers?

A wine flask

500

Which literary element is the angle or perspective from which the story is told?

P.O.V

Point of View

500

A piece of misleading information that distracts from reality. Kind of the opposite of foreshadowing

Red Herring

500

What is the name of 1 of the men in The Interlopers?

Ulrich Von Gradwitz

Georg Znaeym

500

The house where Helen Stoner lived.

Stoke Moran

500

How did the "Old Boy" know the robbers were bad men?

He saw their shoulder holsters