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Who is the author of the “The Pedestrian”
Ray Bradbury
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Who is the author of the “The Story of an Hour”
Kate Chopin
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Who is the author of the “To Build a Fire”
Jack London
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Who is the author of the “The Lottery”
Shurley Jackson
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Who is the author of the “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Edgar Allan Poe
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What are the elements of the plot?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
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What is direct characterization?
When the author tells the reader about the character
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What is indirect characterization?
describes a character's thoughts, dialogue, actions, and speech
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What is symbolism?
An idea that represents other things
EX: the black dot, the lottery(The lottery)
EX: the black dot, the lottery(The lottery)
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What is foreshadowing?
To give a hint of what's coming later in the story
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What is a stock character?
Someone who is instantly recognizable
\-evil stepmother
\-evil stepmother
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What is a sympathetic character?
one who evokes feeling of sympathy from the reader
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What is setting?
Time, place, and environment in which the story occurs
EX: June 27th, before the harvest, farm town(the lottery)
EX: June 27th, before the harvest, farm town(the lottery)
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What are the types of conflict?
* Character vs character
* Character vs Society
* Character vs nature
* Character vs self
* Character vs technology
* Character vs Society
* Character vs nature
* Character vs self
* Character vs technology
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What is theme?
The main idea or underlying Meaning in a story
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What is tone?
The mood implied by the author's words
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What is mood?
The emotion the author strives to evoke
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What is dramatic irony?
when the audience knows something the character doesn't
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What is situational irony?
when the outcome is different than expected
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What is verbal irony?
when the speaker says one thing but means another
-sarcasm
-sarcasm
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What is hubris?
Excessive Pride
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What are the types of indirect characterization?
Speech, effect, thoughts, looks, and actions
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What is the character conflict in “The Pedestrian”?
Man vs technology
Man vs Society
Man vs Society
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What is the character conflict in “The Story of an Hour”
Man vs self
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What is the character conflict in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
Man Vs Man
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Is the character conflict in “To Build a Fire”
Man vs nature
Man vs self
Man vs self
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What is the setting of “to build a fire”?
the Yukon Territory, Canada
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What is the tone of “The Tell-Tale Heart”
paranoia, worry, Tension
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