Literary Elements Short Stories and Novel Study

Unit 1 Test Study Guide

You will earn your grade this quarter be demonstrating your knowledge of literary elements found in the various forms of literature that we have covered thus far. Use this study guide to help you prepare for our unit test on October27/October 28. Be sure to review the literary elements below. Questions will focus on the analysis of literary terms from each story. The final 10 points of the test will be based on short answer responses using the stories from class, so bring your book to class or miss out on an opportunity to reference the stories directly for this part.

Literary Terms

  1. Plot (parts)
  2. Climax
  3. Setting
  4. Point of View
-1st person/3rd limited
3rd omniscient
  1. Dialogue
  2. Conflict
-External vs. Internal
  1. Style
  2. Theme
  3. Tone
  4. Mood
/ Figurative Language Terms

1. Foreshadow

2. Flashback
3. Allusion
4. Hyperbole
5. Irony
-Dramatic, Situational, Verbal
6. Metaphor
7. Simile
8. Personification
9. Symbolism
10. Suspense / Characterization Terms

1.Narrator

2.Characterization

3.Protagonist

4.Antagonist

  1. Indirect Characterization
  2. Direct Characterization
  3. Round Character
  4. Flat Character
  5. Static Character
  6. Dynamic Character
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“The Gift of the Magi”, “The Necklace”, “Marigolds”, “A Summer’s Reading”, “The Possibility of Evil”, Great Expectations, Speak,Sleeping Freshmen, Never Lie
  1. Who or what are the protagonist and antagonist (remember antagonists don’t have to be people but can also be ideas) of each story?
  1. Review how authors develop the main characters in the stories, both directly and indirectly (showing instead of telling) through what they Say, how they Act, what they Look like, and their Thoughts. (SALT)
  1. Study the overall plot chart and know the climax of each story.
  1. What is the difference between tone and mood? How can you describe tone vs. mood for each story?
  1. Be sure to understand the themes from each story.
  1. Review Irony and Irony types. What type of Irony does each story contain? How does Irony lead to the theme of each story?
  1. Review Foreshadowing. How do authors use foreshadowing and other techniques to build suspense in the stories?
  1. Review Short Story notes-Character types and Mood vs. Tone
  1. Review style and how to determine the author’s style.
  1. What are the titles of the stories and how do they add meaning or foreshadow the events of the stories?