Mastering Literary Elements: A Guide to Understanding Fictional Texts

1. Unit 1 Review

3. Question 1 - 10 • When a writer uses descriptions to appeal to one of the 5 senses

4. Answer 1 – 10 Imagery/ Images

5. Question 1 - 20 The place, time, and conditions of the story.

6. Answer 1 – 20 Setting

7. Question 1 - 30 Central topic or over arching idea of a text

8. Answer 1 – 30 Theme

9. Question 1 - 40 A book about something that did not really happen

10. Answer 1 – 40 Fiction

11. Question 1 - 50 What are the three types of irony and how do you define them.

12. Answer 1 – 50 • Dramatic Irony: When the readers know more than the characters • Situational Irony: Thinking one thing will happen but another does • Verbal Irony: Saying one thing but meaning another

13. Question 2 - 10 When a character’s traits are directly stated

14. Answer 2 – 10 Direct Characterization

15. Question 2 - 20 When a character’s traits are indirectly stated

16. Answer 2 – 20 Indirect Characterization

17. Question 2 - 30 Penny was always paying attention in class, and did every assignment. She ended the semester with straight A’s.

18. Answer 2 – 30 Indirect Characterization

19. Question 2 - 40 Molly is bossy.

20. Answer 2 – 40 Direct Characterization

21. Question 2 - 50 Mr. Lee had all grey hair, was in a wheelchair, had a hearing aid, and told stories about growing up in the 1920’s.

22. Answer 2 – 50 Indirect Characterization

23. Question 3 - 10 Give me an example of situational irony from “Soul of Caliban”

24. Answer 3 – 10 • TBA

25. Question 3 - 20 Give me an example of Dramatic Irony from this story.

26. Answer 3 – 20 When we know that Amelie left a note for Leon and Leon does not.

27. Question 3 - 30 What is a theme from “Caliban”

28. Answer 3 – 30 Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, Appearances can be deceiving, etc.

29. Question 3 - 40 Describe how a character from “Soul of Caliban” changed through the story?

30. Answer 3 – 40 TBD

31. Question 3 - 50 What is the tone of “Soul of Caliban”?

32. Answer 3 – 50 TBD.

33. Question 4 - 10 What a book about something that really happened/ is based on true events?

34. Answer 4 – 10 Non- Fiction

35. Question 4 - 20 What is the attitude the author feels towards a piece?

36. Answer 4 – 20 Tone

37. Question 4 - 30 Name an example of setting from the story

38. Answer 4 – 30 • TBA

39. Question 4 - 40 Give me an example of direct characterization of Elie

40. Answer 4 – 40 TBA

41. Question 4 - 50 Describe an example of how a character changed over the course of Night.

42. Answer 4 – 50 • TBA

43. Question 5 - 10 What kind of irony is this example? Robert says, “It’s such a beautiful day outside” but it was actually raining.

44. Answer 5 – 10 Verbal Irony

45. Question 5 - 20 3 2 4 1 5

46. Answer 5 – 20 • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution

47. Question 5 - 30 • Describe how Rainsford changed over the course of the “Most Dangerous Game”.

48. Answer 5 – 30 • TBA

49. Question 5 - 40 What is a dynamic character?

50. Answer 5 – 40 A character who changes