Short Story Terms – “Marigolds”
(All questions on this page refer to “Marigolds”)
1. From what point of view is this story told? (Is it first person, third person limited, or omniscient?)
2. What is the exposition in “Marigolds”?
3. What is the central conflict?
4. List two bits of rising action:
a.
b.
5. What is the climax?
6. List one bit of falling action:
7. What is the resolution?
8. What is the setting? (Remember: where and when.)
9. What is the mood?
10. Who is the protagonist?
11. Who or what is the antagonist?
12. Name a round character from the story.
13. Name a flat character from the story.
14. Give an example of indirect characterization from “Marigolds”; actually quote a line and give the page
number.
15. What does the example in #14 tell us about the character?
16. Who is a dynamic character in this story? What makes him/her dynamic? Explain:
17. Name a character that is static.
18. What is the internal conflict for Lizbeth in “Marigolds”?
19. What do the marigolds symbolize for Lizbeth?
20. Write, in one sentence, the theme of “Marigolds.” (Consider what Lizbeth learns—review p. 419.)
21. Give an example of foreshadowing, and tell what it hints at that happens later.
22. Explain the situational irony in the ending of the story.
23. Is there any dramatic irony in “Marigolds”?
24. Find a simile on pg. 410 and write it below (in quotation marks):
25. Find a metaphor on pg. 412 and write it below (in quotation marks):
26. Find an example of personification on pg. 417 and write it below (in quotation marks):
27. Find an example of imagery on pg. 419 and write it below (in quotation marks):