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Short Story Jeopardy
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"The trees swayed in the wind like a boat at sea."
"The trees swayed in the wind like a boat at sea."
simile
"He's a tough cookie, but I'll get through to him eventually."
"He's a tough cookie, but I'll get through to him eventually."
idiom
"She was Cinderella as she walked onto the dance floor at prom."
"She was Cinderella as she walked onto the dance floor at prom."
allusion
"The ant pranced across the land like a king."
"The ant pranced across the land like a king."
assonance
"Oh, weather, why must you be so evil on game day?!"
"Oh, weather, why must you be so evil on game day?!"
apostrophe
reader AND characters are surprised by an event in a story
reader AND characters are surprised by an event in a story
situational irony
a character that is not-well developed and not changing (two answers)
a character that is not-well developed and not changing (two answers)
flat and static
the emotional meaning of a word
the emotional meaning of a word
connotation
to downplay or give less importance to something
to downplay or give less importance to something
understatement
a statement that seems to contradict itself but actually makes sense in context
a statement that seems to contradict itself but actually makes sense in context
paradox
the feelings the reader has while reading a story
the feelings the reader has while reading a story
mood
a narrator who is not a character in the story but knows all of the thoughts and feelings of characters
a narrator who is not a character in the story but knows all of the thoughts and feelings of characters
third person omniscient
the character in opposition to the main character
the character in opposition to the main character
antagonist
three things told to us in the exposition
three things told to us in the exposition
background info, character descriptions, and setting
a character that doesn't have a large role in the story
a character that doesn't have a large role in the story
minor character
the most intense part of the main conflict
the most intense part of the main conflict
climax
the type of conflict when the main character is fighting against the ways of his government or group of people
the type of conflict when the main character is fighting against the ways of his government or group of people
man vs. society
the type of conflict when the main character is struggling with his own self-doubt or guilt
the type of conflict when the main character is struggling with his own self-doubt or guilt
man vs. self
the moment the main conflict is solved
the moment the main conflict is solved
resolution
all of the events building to the most intense part of the story
all of the events building to the most intense part of the story
rising action
the first plot point is
the first plot point is
exposition
the fourth plot point is
the fourth plot point is
falling action
even though he or she is the main character, he or she can be a bad person--they are the....
even though he or she is the main character, he or she can be a bad person--they are the....
protagonist
tone and mood words must be stated using this grammatical part of speech
tone and mood words must be stated using this grammatical part of speech
adjective
this type of narrator is a character in the story
this type of narrator is a character in the story
first person
List as many aspects of setting as you can think of!
List as many aspects of setting as you can think of!
weather, time period, major events, building, city, state, country, time of day
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