| A | B |
|---|
| a work of fictin that centers on a single idea and can be read in one sitting | short story |
| characteristics of a short story | characters, setting, theme, plot |
| The ____ is at the beginning of a story and gives background information | exposition |
| the conflict of a short story is resolved in the ___ | climax |
| the message about life that the author tries to get across to the reader | theme |
| time and place | setting |
| a person in a story | character |
| highest point in a story | climax |
| conversation between 2 characters | dialogue |
| use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot | foreshadowing |
| a character who does not change much | static character |
| a character who changes as a result of the story's events | dynamic character |
| has only one or two traits; no depth | flat character |
| many different character traits | round character |
| a person who tells a story | narrator |
| central idea of a work of literature | theme |
| uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story | suspense |
| attitude a writer takes toward the audience | tone |
| vantage point from which the writer tells the story | point of view |
| contrast between what is expected and reality | irony |
| list the 5 parts of plot | exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution |
| Zaroff's main reason for hunting humans rather than animals .... | hunt men is more of a challenge |
| Rainsford's conflict is | external |
| Stefano's father sends him to the ___ | city |
| Harry's voice is strange when he first speaks to TImber. What does this create? | suspense |
| Chloroform is used because ... | sedate the krait |
| John Burke sists in a chair all day because ... | mental disability |
| What emotion does Lizabeth feel when she hears her father cry? | fear |
| What two events contribute to the end of Lizabeth's innocence? | father crying and destroying the marigolds |
| What type of conflict is present in "Poison?" | internal |
