English short story test

metaphor

a comparison in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

simile

a comparison using the word like or as

allusion

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

personification

giving human like qualities to nonhuman and inanimate objects

alliteration

the repetition of beginning sounds of words close together

assonance

the repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words

hyperbole

deliberate exaggeration or overstatement for special effects

paradox

a statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but which really express the truth

oxymoron

a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas

symbolism

images or objects that stand for a meaning that is not its literal meaning

direct characterization

the writer tells us directly what kind of person the character is or what traits they possess

indirect characterization

the writer gives us clues based on how the character acts, feels, thinks, looks, says, reacts

The plot chart of the gift of the magi

Exposition- Della and Jim are husband and wife, have no money, lives in an apartment, in the city, in the early 1900s, during Christmas. Inciting incident - Della has no gift for Jim. Rising action- Della chopped of her hair for money, got a gift for Jim a chain for his watch, she cries when she gets home because she doesnt think Jim willl like her with her short hair. climax- they exchange gifts and realize that the are useless since the combs are for her hair that she cut off and the chain was for the watch that he sold. falling action-they spend the evening with eachother. resolution-They love eachother no matter what.

the most dangerous game plot chart

Exposition- Rainsford and whitney talk on a boat, they are hunters, this is post wwi, scared of ship-trap island. Incitinng incident- Rainsford falls off the boat. Rising action- Rainsford meets Zaroff, Zaroff tells him about the game, and his past how he grew bored of hunting and now he hunts people, Zaroff invites Rainsford to join him, he said no so Zaroff hunts Rainsford for 3 days. Climax- Rainsford jumps into the sea and escapes. Falling action- Zaroff is sulking alone at dinner. Resolution- Rainsford appears and kills Zaroff.

The cask of amontillado plot chart

Exposition- Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato for no known reason, in Italy there is a carnival, Fortunato dressed like a jester. Inciting incident- Montresor tells a very drunk Fortunato about amontillado. Rising action- Montresor lead Fortunato through his vault toward “the amontillado”. Climax- Montresor chains Fortunato up in the small closet area. Falling action- Montresor starts building the brick wall as Fortunato protest. Resolution- Fortunato dies.

The most dangerous game protagonist and antagonist

Rainsford and Zaroff

the most dangerous game setting

the ship-trap island in the carribean after wwi

the most dangerous game motif

the color black- Zaroff eyes, facial hair, sea, dogs,the night

internal conflict

a problem your having inside

Zaroff internal conflict

his love of hunting his solution is that he hunts humans

Gift of the magi characters

della and jim who are marrieid

Gift of the magi who do we follow

della mainly

gift of the magi setting

christmas time, early 1900s, in a city, maybe london

gift of the magi symbolism

$1.87

Gifts of the magi antagonist

The fact that they have no money Della throwing a fit at the beginning is childish

the cask of amontillado why does montresor want revenge

we do not know

cask of amontillado what point of view is it

1st person Montresors point of view

The cask of amontillado what is the theme

his pride lead him to his death, he let pride come between his judgement

the cask of amontillado setting

Italy, carnival