4V crime stories literary terms Sherlock Holmes

4V - second term literature

 

Some literary terminology .......

A person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem or novel:

1. a minor character
2. the main character
3. a protagonist
4. a character

A protagonist is .....

1. the principal character
2. a minor character
3. the main character
4. a unimportant character

What is meant by the setting of a novel or short story?

1. the place where the action is situated
2. the time when the action takes place
3. both the place and the time of the action
4. the imagery

Another word for 'plot' is ....

1. the series of events that form the story
2. the story line
3. climax of anti-climax
4. theme of a story

What is irony?

1. then you mean the opposite of what you are saying
2. then you make a sharp, bitter or cutting remark
3. another word for a metaphor
4. sarcasm

A recurring object, concept (idea) or structure in a work of literature that helps you to understand the story is a(n) ....

1. imagery
2. theme
3. climax
4. motif

Diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous, evoking amusement, indignation or scorn is ....

1. sarcasm
2. satire
3. irony
4. imagery

....... is the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions or ideas.
Example: He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing.

1. climax
2. imagery
3. plotting
4. irony

What do you know about
Sherlock Holmes from
The Dying Detective ?

Let's tackle questions 1-23!

Please read The Witness for the Prosecution

(see ELO 4V CAE1 2122 second term)