Literary Terms 3 | Literary Terms 4 | Literary Terms 5 | Application of Literary Terms | Application of Literary Terms 2 |
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What is Exposition.
Part of plot that sets stage/introduces key information
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What is the Falling Action.
Events of a plot following the climax
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What is the Antagonist.
Character opposes the protagonist
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On a river in Vermont during the summer months is the _______________ of "The Bass, the RIver, and Sheila Mant".
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What is first person.
Montresor is the one telling the story in "The Cask of Amontillado". The story is written in this point of view.
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What is Personification.
Giving nonhuman things human qualities
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What is the Rising Action.
Building towards the climax in a story
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What is First Person.
Perspective of “I”, “we”, “me
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What is man vs. self.
The type of conflict that Madame Loisel is having because she wants more than what she has.
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What is mood.
The __________ of "The Cask of Amontillado" is foreboding and suspenseful.
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What is the Protagonist.
The main character in the story.
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What is Characterization.
When the author reveals character’s personality
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What is a Theme.
Central message of a story
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What is a simile.
Describing the night, Richard Connell says, "...moonless Caribbean night is like moist black velvet". This is an example of _____________
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What is theme.
"Be true to yourself" is the _________ of "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant".
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What is the Climax.
Turning point of a story
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What is Imagery.
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Visually descriptive figurative language |
What is a Symbol.
A thing that represents something else
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What is irony.
Fortunato's name expresses _____________ because he is not very fortunate.
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What is imagery.
"The man wore motley. He had on a tight- fitting parti-striped dress..." from "The Cask of Amontillado". This is an example of ______________.
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What is Indirect Characterization
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Writer shows reader what a character is like |
What is Direction Characterization
Writer tells reader what a character is like
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What is Irony.
Uses word in ways other than literal meaning
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What is personification.
"...a sharp hunger was picking at him" is an example of __________________ in "The Most Dangerous Game".
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What is irony.
The following is an example of ____________ from "The Most Dangerous Game": "We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here."
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