Literary Terms In Stories Flashcards
The Cask of Amontillado symbolism
going deeper into the crypt represented Fortunado getting closer to his death
The Cask of Amontillado point of view
1st person
The Cask of Amontillado setting
crypt of Montressor
The Cask of Amontillado mood
Dark, scary
The cask of Amontillado plotline
rising action: leading Fortunado into the crypts Climax: Putting Fortunado in the wall Falling action: Montresor leaving and living his life
The Cask of Amontillado theme
revenge
The Cask of Amontillado characters
Montressor, Fortunado
The Cask of Amontillado irony
Fortunado’s name is ironic, though it would make sense that he is a fortunate person, he suffers a tortourus death in the story.
The Cask of Amontillado foreshadowing
Montressor toasting to Fortuanado ‘s long life foreshadows that montresor will not live very long.
The Most Dangerous Game symbolism
Rainsford and Zarrof playing the dangerous game symbolizes hunting an animal
The Most Dangerous Game point of view
Third person omniscient*
The Most Dangerous Game setting
Ship-Trap Island-modernish times
The Most Dangerous Game mood
suspenseful
The Most Dangerous Game Plot Line
rising action: Rainsford landing on the island, finding out about hunt Climax: the hunt Falling action: Rainsford sleeping in the bed
The Most Dangerous Game Theme
murder
The Most Dangerous Game Irony
Rainsford(world known hunter) becomes the hunted
The Necklace Symbolism
the necklace symbolized social status
The Necklace point of view
3rd person(limited)
The Necklace setting
The 1900s in a workplace and a party
The Necklace mood
funny and Grimm
The Necklace plotline
doesn’t really follow the simple plot line because the climax is arguably at the end
The Necklace theme
Status
The Necklace Irony
The wife spending 10 years of her life working to pay off a real necklace where the one meant to be replaced was fake
The Necklace foreshadowing
Madame forester giving the poor Mathilde a necklace sp easily foreshadows that it might not be that expensive.
The Harvest symbolism
sleep symbolizes death towards the end of the story
The Harvest point of view
3rd person(omniscient)
The Harvest setting
the counrty are of texas
The Havrest mood
peaceful,settling
The Harvest plot line
rising action: the kids trying to understand what the old man does climax: them finding out Falling action: the kid doing it to
The Harvest theme
-nature; don’t listen to others assumptions
The Gift of Magi symbolize
the gifts represented their love for each other
The GIft of Magi point of view
3rd person(limited)
The Gift of Magi setting
A cheap house
The Gift of the Magi mood
neutral
The Gift of the Magi Plotline
rising action: Della trying to get a gift for Jim climax: they exchange gifts Falling action: the explanation of how selfless they were
The Gift of the Magi theme
giving; sacrifice for the ones you love
The Gift of the Magi irony
The couple sold there prized possesions to buy things for each other’s prized possessions
The Gift of the Magi foreshadow
Mentioning that they had prized possesions foreshadowed that something would happen to those possessions
The Scarlet Ibis symbolizes
The scarlet Ibis dying symbolized Doodle dying in the story.
The Scarlet Ibis point of view
1st Person
The Scarlet Ibis Setting
in a cotton field during WW1
The Scarlet Ibis mood
cruel,sad
The Scarlet Ibis plot line
rising action: the brother training doodle Climax: doodle dying There isn’t really a falling action
The Scarlet Ibis theme
cruelty; breaking expectations
The Scarlet Ibis Irony
It’s ironic that pushing Doodle to achieve good things caused his death
The Scarlet Ibis foreshadowing
The scarlet ibis dying foreshadowed that Doodle was going to die
The Interlopers symbolism
The wolves represent hate which will eat you up inside
The interlopers setting
Back in the day, a forest
The Interlopers point of view
3rd person(omniscient)
The Interlopers mood
suspensful
The Interlopers theme
grudges/hatred
The Interlopers Plot line`
rising action: the build-up of grudges CLimax: them meeting each other falling actition; they become freinds then gert eaten by wolves
The Interlopers Plot line`
rising action: the build-up of grudges CLimax: them meeting each other falling action; they become friends then get eaten by wolves
The Interlopers irony
Once they stop trying to kill each other, they get killed by nature
The interlopers foreshadowing
Because they both wish to kill each other, its clear someone, one or both, will die
I wandered Lonely as a Cloud Plot
The Author floats over a field of daffodils(as a cloud) and experiences great joy from there presence. The author goes on to say that whenever they’re in a pensive mood they remember the daffodils and that makes them happy again
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud characters
narrator
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud setting
field of daffodils
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud theme
daffodils
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud point of view
1st person
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud mood
happy,radiant
The Eagle Plot
This poem describes a majestic eagle
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud mood
happy,radiant
The Eagle Plot
This poem describes a majestic eagle
The Eagle charachters
eagle
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud symbolism
the field of daffodils can represent whatever you find beautiful and makes you extremely happy
The Eagle theme
majestic
The Eagle point of view
3rd person
The Eagle mood
stupendous,awe
“Hope” is a thing with feathers Plot
The poem describes different aspects of hope and how it interacts with people
Hope is a thing with feathers charachterees
hope,narrator
Hope is a thing with feathers theme
hope
Hope is a thing with feathers point of view
1st person
Hope is a thing with feathers mood
calm
Dream Deferred plot
The poem asked questions about what happens if you put off a dream
Dream Deferred theme
decay/rotting
Dream deferred mood
gross,disgusting
Dreams plot
The poem is about what happens when you dont hold on to dreams.
Dreams theme
dreams
Dreams mood
sad
Dreams point of view
third person
