Short Stories & Literary Terms

The MOOD is the feeling the _________ gets when reading a particular text.

• diction

• reader

• author

• third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

• A mother expecting her children to do well in school and they make the honor roll.

• A little girl can see the future.

• A man meets his long-lost son but doesn't know it, although the reader does.

• A teacher tells her students they did well on a test, but actually they all failed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

A character that is fully developed and has many character traits is considered a _____________________ character.

• round

• flat

• dynamic

• static

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

Authors use these methods to create the qualities and personalities of their characters (characterization).

• What they say

• What they look like

• What other characters think about them

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Based on what we know about the character of General Zaroff, why does he smile and walk away from the tree that Rainsford is hiding in?

• The General knows where Rainsford is, but he wants to continue the challenge

• The General decides he needs his dogs to win the game

• The General must return to Ivan

• The General could not find Rainsford and gives up

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Sensory imagery includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• Details relating to smell

• Details relating to sound

• Details relating to sight

• Details relating to the surrounding facts

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The problem of a teenager trying to break out of the rigid rules of his homeland is an example of:

• Person vs Person

• Person vs Society

• Person vs Supernatural

• Person vs Self

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

In the movie "Toy Story," human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is. This is an example of:

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Diction is the writer's specific word choice that helps to create a tone/mood/image for the reader.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

An internal conflict is always person vs self.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8