Short Story / Literary Elements Quiz

the use of something concrete to represent something abstract is known as what?

• irony
• symbolism
• theme
• metaphor
• hyperbole

when the audience knows something that the character does not - this is called what?

• visual irony
• verbal irony
• situational irony
• dramatic irony
• none of these

What is the turning point of a story?

• Exposition
• Inciting Incident
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Resolution

An author's use of clues to hint at future events is called what?

• Foreshadowing
• symbolism
• Irony
• hyperbole
• metaphor

the central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is also known as what?

• symbolism
• irony
• foreshadowing
• hyperbole
• theme

“Pack of crazy fools…Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves.” This is an example of what literary device in "the Lottery"?

• Theme because it teaches the reader that ending the lottery will result is a regression of their town
• Irony, because Old Man Warner represents the establishment and their strong support of the lottery
• Irony, because Old Man Warner warns of society going backwards if they stop the lottery when in reality, the lottery is a stone age ritual
• Metaphor because it compares the town to the stone age
• Symbolism, because Old Man Warner symbolizes a wolf pack

"Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones..." this is an example of which literary element in "The Lottery?"

• simile

• metaphor

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• theme

Choose the BEST theme of "Gift of the Magi"

• Don't sell your greatest valuables - you never know when you will need them
• Material gifts are not nearly as important as the gift of love
• Save your money - you never know when you will need it
• Loved ones deserve only the most expensive gifts
• Always donate your hair instead of selling it

Which of these is an example of irony in "Thank You, Ma'am"?

• that such a big woman carried such a heavy purse
• that such a little boy could be manhandled by such a big woman
• that Roger was looking for companionship and the victim took him home for dinner
• that Roger was trying to steal a purse to buy shoes, and his victim ended up giving him the money to buy those shoes
• that Roger was trying to steal money to buy lunch and the victim took him home to feed him

Which of these events further elevated the central conflict in "To Build A Fire"?

• the tobacco juice and spittle froze on the man's beard
• the man fell through the ice and got wet
• the man's fire was snuffed out by the snow that fell off the branch
• all of these
• none of these