Literary Terms
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work.
Mood.
A high point of interest or suspense.
Climax.
Fortunado and Montresor both share an appreciate for this type of beverage.
This author wrote "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven." You must include his full name!
Edgar Allan Poe.
The sequence of events in a literary work.
Plot.
Introduces the setting, characters, and a central conflict.
Exposition.
What, according to Zaroff, is the most dangerous game?
Human beings.
The raven repeats this name throughout the narrative poem.
"Lenore."
The time and place of the action.
Setting.
The events happening after the peak of suspense in a work of literature.
Falling action.
“The Raven” is a poem primarily about this thematic idea.
The protagonist in "The Birds." You must include the full name.
Nat Hocken.
Descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.
Imagery.
Resolution.
The motivation behind Montresor's revenge on Fortunado.
Fortunado insulted Montresor.
The author of "The Most Dangerous Game."
Richard Connell.
An event that occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, and/or the reader.
Situational Irony.
All the events leading up to the peak of suspense in a work of literature.
Rising action.
What is the subject of Keay Davidson's text?
3,000-year-old Caucasian mummies discovered in China.
The main purpose of a news article (referring to the purpose of Keay Davidson's text).
To inform readers.