8. $400 Question from A
The overall feeling of a work,
related to tone and mood.
Example: In Science class you might be
talking about layers of gases in the earth’s
_____________.
10. $500 Question from A
A story in which the characters
represent abstract qualities or ideas.
Example: In westerns, the sheriff represents
good, and the outlaw represents evil.
12. $100 Question from C
The means by which an author describes
the appearance and personality of a
person in a story or play.
Example: The way an author describes the
main ___________ is __________.
18. $400 Question from C
The elements that create a plot. This
can be internal or external.
Example: This can be a battle or a ________
inside a person or a __________ of man
against nature.
22. $100 Question from E-F
The point of view of a piece of writing
in which the narrator refers to himself
as “I.”
Example: Not the third but the _______.
28. $400 Question from E-F
A technique in which an author gives
clues about something that will happen
later in the story.
Example: What usually happens after you
hear the music in JAWS!
30. $500 Question from E-F
Language that does not mean exactly
what it says.
Example: I am so mad steam is coming out
of my ears!!! If it can’t happen then it usually
is a __________ of speech.
36. $300 Question from M-O
A long speech by one character in a
play or story (that everyone is
supposed to hear).
Example: Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, and
David Letterman do this on the Late Shows.
38. $400 Question from M-O
A legend that embodies the beliefs of
people and offers some explanation for
natural and social phenomena.
Example: The Greek Gods: Zeus, Aphrodite,
Athena, Hercules…
46. $300 Question from P-S
The action of the story that
summarizes the plan of the main story.
Example: The basic ideas of a story in the
order that they happened.
52. Final Jeopardy
A monologue in which a character
expresses his or her thoughts to the
audience and does not intend the other
characters to hear them.