Literary terms +test questions

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Who are the different charcteres in Death by Scrabble?

Who is the protagonist/main character in Death by Scrabble?

What is Euphemism?

Who do we mean by 'senior citizens'?

What do we mean by 'The company is downsizing'?

1. moving to a smaller building
2. using smaller cars
3. firing people

What do we mean by 'kick the bucket or bite the dust'?

Narratives

Different ways to tell a story. 

So, what is euphemism?

1. The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions. A work may contain a mood of horror or mystery,.
2. A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive.
3. The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.
4. A reference to an event which took place earlier in or prior to the beginning of a story. Usually, events shown in a flashback are significant to the characters, actions or developments in the story.

What is the definition for flash-back?

1. The time and place in which a story unfolds.
2. A scene that interrupts the action of a story It moves ahead in time to reveal what will happen later on in the story.
3. A reference to an event which took place earlier in or prior to the beginning of a story.

What is the definition of foreshadowing?

1. The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions.
2. A method used to build suspense in a story by providing hints of what is to come.
3. A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive.

Literature Test Question

examples

Define the literary term 'protagonist/main character'.

Who is the protagonist in The Most Dangerous Game?

Extract from Death by Scrabble

"It's the hottest day for ten years and my wife is turning on the kettle. This is why I hate my wife. I play ZAPS, with the Z doubled, and she gets a static shock off the air conditioning unit. I find this remarkably satisfying. "

Is this extract an example of a euphemism, flash forward, flashback, or foreshadowing (2p)? Explain why (2p).