Section 1

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

a division of type of literature characterized by a particular style

Question 2

Short story

Answer 2

a genre in literature which is defined as a brief fictional narrative in prose

Question 3

Setting

Answer 3

the time and place of the action in a literary work

Question 4

3rd person omniscient point of view/ narrative viewpoint

Answer 4

an all-knowing narrator who stands outside the story and comments on the action who knows the thoughts and feelings on the characters

Question 5

Plot structure

Answer 5

the sequence of events in a story

a) exposition
b) rising action
c) climax
d) falling action
e) resolution

Question 6

Exposition

Answer 6

introduces the characters, setting, and conflict

Question 7

Rising action

Answer 7

occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict in the story

Question 8

Climax

Answer 8

the moment of most intense uncertainty; the high point of interest or suspense in a story

Question 9

Falling action

Answer 9

the logical result of the action in the climax

Question 10

Resolution

Answer 10

the end of the central conflict in a story which may or may not happen

Question 11

Conflict

Answer 11

a struggle between opposing

a) internal
b) external

Question 12

Internal

Answer 12

man v. himself; a character struggles with a decision, etc

Question 13

External

Answer 13

man v. man, man v. nature, man v. society; a character struggles with another character, a force of nature, or the laws and norms in society

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

the general name given in literary techniques that involve differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or mean and intention

Question 15

Foil

Answer 15

a character who is contrasted with another character

Question 16

Allusion

Answer 16

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Question 17

Figurative language

Answer 17

writing or speech not meant to be taken literally