short story unit test

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

A story or narrative in which a moral principle or abstract truth is presented by means of fiction, characters, or events

Question 2

Alliteration

Answer 2

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictional, or to a work of art. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.
Example: She was no scrooge, ref to a christmas carol

Question 4

Antagonist

Answer 4

The force(s) that works against the protagonist, such as other people, things, society, or themselves

Question 5

Aside

Answer 5

a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

Question 6

Atmosphere

Answer 6

the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.

Question 7

Ballad

Answer 7

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.

Question 8

Bias

Answer 8

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Question 9

Blank (or free) Verse

Answer 9

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

Question 10

Climax

Answer 10

The turning point in the story or the point when the conflict is resolved

Question 11

Connotation

Answer 11

What the word infers or suggests

example: snake=evil

Question 12

Character

Answer 12

Direct: The author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner
Indirect: shows the character’s personality with speech or implicit thoughts, actions and how other characters see you

Question 13

Cliché

Answer 13

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Question 14

Climax

Answer 14

the point in the story where the conflict is resolved

Question 15

Colloquial

Answer 15

used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Question 16

Comedy

Answer 16

professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh

Question 17

Conflict

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A disagreement between two sides
Internal: Man Vs. Him/herself.
External: Man vs. Man/Environment/Society/Unknown/Supernatural

Question 18

Consonance

Answer 18

agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

Question 19

Denotation

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The literal meaning or definition of a word. Example: snake=reptile

Question 20

Dilemma

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A situation in which a character must chose between two different paths of action which are undesirable

Question 21

Direct presentation

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The narrator tells the reader everything about the character.

Question 22

Dramatic or objective POV

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The opposite of the omniscient point of view, Like a roving camera, or fly on the wall where the events are recorded without judgement or comment. Few past, future, feelings, thoughts. The readers must judge themselves

Question 23

Dynamic Character

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A character that changes during the story

Question 24

Falling action

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Part of the plot which occurs after the climax

Question 25

First person POV

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The narrator tells the story in the first person "I". The reader sees and knows only as much as the narrator.

Question 26

Flashback

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When the present action in a story is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events.

Question 27

Flat character

Answer 27

A character with one or two traits

Question 28

Foreshadowing

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Hints or clues to help the reader anticipate the outcome of the story

Question 29

Indirect Presentation

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When we know about a character by what they say, do, think, and how others react to them

Question 30

Irony

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conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance/expectation Verbal irony: When someone says the opposite of what they mean ex: sarcasm Situational irony: The opposite of what was intended to happen happens. ex: a professional pickpocket gets pick pocketed Dramatic irony: Irony that is said and grasped by the audience, but not the characters

Question 31

Limited Omniscient POV

Answer 31

he author tells the story in the third person, but he tells it from the viewpoint of one character in the story. In effect the author stands by the side of the character and presents the story through their eyes.

Question 32

Plot

Answer 32

the sequence of events in a story: 1. intro 2. rising action 3: climax 4. falling action 5. Conclusion or denouement

Question 33

POV

Answer 33

Who is telling the story

Question 34

Protagonist

Answer 34

The central character/ who the conflict surrounds

Question 35

Resolution

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follows the climax, part or all of the falling action

Question 36

rising action

Answer 36

series of steps that build up to the climax. The rising action begins with an initial incident

Question 37

round character

Answer 37

A character who is complex and many sided; presented in detail

Question 38

Sarcasm

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aka verbal irony, where someone says the opposite of what they mean, usually a cutting or sneering remark

Question 39

Satire

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ridiculing the faults of humanity, but always in the interest of society

Question 40

Setting

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refers to time, place and mood

Question 41

Static character

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does not change or grow over the course of the story

Question 42

Stock or stereotyped character

Answer 42

A flat character who is a certain type | ex: nerd or jock

Question 43

Suspense

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A narrative technique where the author creates uncertainty about what will happen next/the outcome of the story. Resolved at the climax

Question 44

Symbolism

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Something that means more than what appears. Can be an object, person, situation, or an action which has a literal meaning but suggests or represents other meanings as well.

Question 45

Theme

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The central idea of a story. Not usually stated by the author. The reader must discover the theme by questioning and examining the meaning of the story.

Question 46

dissonance

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a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.

Question 47

Exposition

Answer 47

a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

Question 48

Foil character

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a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character

Question 49

hyperbole

Answer 49

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 50

Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Question 51

Metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

Question 52

simile

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

Question 53

Onomatopoeia

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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).

Question 54

Oxymoron

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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Question 55

Paradox

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A statement that is self-contradictory

Question 56

Personification

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turning an inhuman object with human like characteristics

Question 57

rhyme scheme

Answer 57

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Question 58

refrain

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a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse

Question 59

sonnet

Answer 59

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

Question 60

A stanza

Answer 60

A verse