Literary Elements & Short Stories

Question 1

Theme of The Present

Answer 1

Understanding struggles and shifting our perspective can lead to deeper connections and a more meaningful life.

Question 2

Theme of Lamb to the Slaughter

Answer 2

People can react unexpectedly when hurt or betrayed.

Question 3

Theme of After 20 Years

Answer 3

People can change overtime, even if they plan to stay loyal.

Question 4

Theme of The Necklace

Answer 4

Importance of honesty. Wanting to appear rich can lead to difficult consequences.

Question 5

Author of The Present

Answer 5

Jacob Frey

Question 6

Author of Lamb to the Slaughter

Answer 6

Roald Dahl

Question 7

Author of After 20 Years

Answer 7

O. Henry

Question 8

Author of The Necklace

Answer 8

Guy de Maupassant

Question 9

First person

Answer 9

I/we

Question 10

Second person

Answer 10

You

Question 11

Third person limited

Answer 11

Someone outside of story focuses on one person.

Question 12

Third person omniscient

Answer 12

All knowing narrator

Question 13

6 types of characters

Answer 13

Protagonist, antagonist, dynamic, static, round, flat

Question 14

Protagonist

Answer 14

Main character

Question 15

Antagonist

Answer 15

Character opposing protagonist

Question 16

Dynamic

Answer 16

Character who change

Question 17

Static

Answer 17

Characters who stay the same

Question 18

Round

Answer 18

Complex, well-developed characters

Question 19

Mood

Answer 19

General feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within a reader.

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.

Question 21

Suspense

Answer 21

The audience’s excited anticipation about the plot or conflict.

Question 22

Flashback

Answer 22

Scene from the past inserted into the present.

Question 23

Foreshadowing

Answer 23

Hints or clues about future events.

Question 24

Hyperbole

Answer 24

Extreme exaggeration for emphasis.

Question 25

Symbolism

Answer 25

Objects represents deeper meaning.

Question 26

Metaphor

Answer 26

Direct comparison (without like or as).

Question 27

Simile

Answer 27

Comparison using like or as.

Question 28

Personification

Answer 28

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

Question 29

Irony

Answer 29

Difference between expectation and reality.

Question 30

Three types of irony

Answer 30

Situational, verbal, dramatic.

Question 31

Labels on a plot diagram

Answer 31

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Question 32

Situational irony

Answer 32

Opposite of what's expected happens.

Question 33

Dramatic irony

Answer 33

Audience knows something the characters don't.

Question 34

Verbal irony

Answer 34

Saying one thing, meaning another.

Question 35

All types of conflicts

Answer 35

Man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. technology, man vs. supernatural.

Question 36

Man vs. supernatural

Answer 36

Fighting someone with magical or mystical abilities.

Question 37

Imagery

Answer 37

Descriptive language using the five senses.