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Worksheet time: 14mins
Science Fiction
fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes
a genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting.
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
any book that contains unrealistic settings, or magic, often set in a medieval universe, or possibly involving mythical beings or supernatural forms as a primary element of the plot, theme, or setting.
Internal Conflict
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
a serious disagreement or argument
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
External Conflict
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
a serious disagreement or argument
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character
Foreshadowing
a literary term for giving human attributes to objects or animals
a question asked in a form which does not in reality seek an answer but rather emphasizes a certain point.
writing which appeals to the senses
a warning or indication of (a future event)
Suspense
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events.
an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work
Tone
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events.
an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work
What kind of conflict is reflected in the following example?
"The old man's hour had come! With a loud yell, I threw open the lantern and leaped into the room. He shrieked once-once only" (Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart).
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
What kind of conflict is reflected in the following example?
"What could I do? I foamed-I raved-I swore. I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder-louder-louder! (Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart).
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Bonus (+1 Point):
What is a Simile?
Literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects, concepts or traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone.
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
A form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.
Explicit comparison between two unlike things through the use of connecting words, “like” or “as.
