REVIEW SHEET
Short Story Unit
Literary Elements:
Narrator
Mood
Suspense
Setting
Conflict
-Internal
-External
Plot
Climax
Developing Character
Characterization
Irony
-Situational
-Dramatic
-Verbal
Theme
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Antagonist
Protagonist
Imagery
Subject
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Point of View
-1st person
-3rd person
-Objective
-Omniscient
-Limited Omniscient
Stories:
The Sniper (pg. 10)
Characters: Republican Sniper
Free State Sniper
Plot: What is the irony in this story?
How does characterization work to help up us imagine the narrator?
Most Dangerous Game (pg. 19)
Characters: Sanger Rainsford
General Zaroff
Whitney
Ivan
Plot: Why does Zaroff prefer to hunt humans?
How does foreshadowing function in this story?
When does Rainsford realize he is going to be hunted?
A Sound of Thunder (pg. 79)
Characters: Eckels
Travis
Lesperance
Keith
Deutscher
Plot: What happens because of Eckels’ carelessness?
When is the climax of the story?
What are the rules in the story?
What is the setting(s) of this story?
What are the conflicts in this story?
Being Prey (pg. 90)
Characters: Val Plumwood
Ranger
Crocodile
Plot: What are some of Plumwood’s opinions as presented in this story?
What makes this story different from the other stories we read?
Thank You, M’am (pg. 136)
Characters: Mrs. Jones
Roger
Plot: What changes from the beginning of the story to the end?
Why does Mrs. Jones do what she does?
The Cask of Amontillado (pg. 286)
Characters: Montresor
Fortunato
Plot: What’s the story about?
What is the mood of this story?
What does Montresor plan to do to Fortunato?
Why is Montresor upset with Fortunato?
How are the characters similar?
The Interlopers (pg. 235)
Characters: Ulrich von Gradwitz
George Znaeym
Plot: Why don’t the families like each other?
What is the irony in this story and why is it important?
Who is our narrator in this story?
Where does the story’s title come from do you think?
The Necklace (pg. 351)
Characters: Mathilde Loisel
Mme. Forestier
Mr. Loisel
Plot: What does Mathilde value in life?
How does Mme. Forestier respond when she learns the truth about the
necklace?
Why doesn’t Mathilde tell Mme. Forestier about the necklace at first?
How is Mathilde a developing character?
At first, is Mathilde a credible character?
Author Focus: Poe
Biography in book on page 278
How did the events in Poe’s life shape his writing?
What was different about his writing in comparison to other writers of the time?
Letter to John Allen (pg. 280)
What was their relationship like?
Poem “Alone” (pg. 283) (make sure to read and re-read)
Sources about Poe’s death (pg. 297)
Unreliable Narrators
Page 285 in book
Where can you find unreliable narrators?
Handouts to Review:
Handout
I Have It
I Have Looked It Over
The Sniper Questions
Most Dangerous Game Que.
A Sound of Thunder Que.
Being Prey Questions
Thank You, M’am Que.
Cask of Amontillado Que.
The Interlopers Que.
The Necklace Questions
Literary Elements Chart 1
Literary Elements Chart 2
Literary Elements List 1
Literary Elements List 2
Literary Elements List 3
POV/Characterization Sheet
REMEMBER TO READ EACH QUESTION ON THE TEST THOROUGHLY!!