ENGLISH II - UNIT 6: THE SHORT STORY
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
"There is nothing to worry about," he assured me. "Forget it."
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
"Will we ever get there?" Sandy asked fretfully.
A critic is not supposed to give her personal opinion about a book.
False
A critic may comment on all elements of a short story.
False
An example of a frame story is "The Necklace."
False
Madame Forestier was a popular guest at the ball.
False
Select the author which the characteristic describes. a naturalistic writer
Guy de Maupassant
Select the author which the characteristic describes. liked to use dialect in his stories
Guy de Maupassant, Frank R. Stockton, Mark Twain
Select the author which the characteristic describes. wrote humorous tales about the Gold Rush
Mark Twain
What figure of speech is used in the following? describing winter as an old man with a white, frosty beard
Personification
The one story in this section that uses first person is "_____."
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
A critic should read a story more than once in order to write about it.
True
Dialect is a particular pattern of speaking, usually regional.
True
When quoting words directly from the story, a writer should surround them with quotation marks.
True
style
a writer's characteristic way of expressing ideas or describing things
outline
an organization plan for writing
savage
barbarian
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
both
revision
change in content or arrangement of a piece of writing
point of highest interest or excitement
climax
informal, conversational
colloquial
in agreement, holding to the same principles or practice
consistent
present-day
contemporary
one who evaluates or judges each answer
critic
written evaluation of a literary or artistic effort
critique
written evaluation; critical essay
critique
low spirits, gloominess, sadness
depression
Check six things you learned about writing the short story.
develop interesting characters, write meaningful dialogue, determine one point of view, plan the plot carefully.
Check three things that are NOT part of writing a literary critique for a short story.
develop strengths of minor characters. give detailed plot summary. keep objective and opinion free.
speeches made by characters in a story
dialogue
weird
eerie
to set free, release, disentangle
extricate
a short moral tale, usually traditional
fable
an imaginative use of language
figure of speech
a first copy; preliminary version
first draft
the story introducing another story
frame
talkative
garrulous
a single happening in a story
incident
struggle within one person's mind
internal conflict
a secret or underhanded plot or scheme
intrigue
What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence? The students stampeded into the classroom.
metaphor
person who tells a story
narrator
submissive
obsequious
all-seeing, all-knowing
omniscient
critic
one who evaluates or judges each answer
an organization plan for writing
outline
prospective
possible or future
to examine a written or printed work for mistakes and typing errors
proofread
possible or future
prospective
most important person in a story
protagonist
review, restate, summarize
recapitulate
change in content or arrangement of a piece of writing
revision
necklace
riviere
When a speaker uses the words you, yours, yourself, he is using _____ person.
second
What figure of speech is illustrated in this sentence? Her face lit up with pleasure as quickly as a light flashing on.
simile
a writer's characteristic way of expressing ideas or describing things
style
theme
the central idea of a story
the central idea of a story
theme
If the author tells the story but does not take part, it is told in _____ person.
third
proofread
to examine a written or printed work for mistakes and typing errors
no longer fresh or original; overused
trite
