Use the statement about O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi” to complete the activity.
Della cuts off her long, beautiful hair and sells it in order to buy a watch chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch. Jim, her husband, sells his pocket watch to buy an ornate brush for his wife, Della.
Select the correct answer from the list. This statement represents _____ irony.
This statement represents situational irony.
Use the statement about the novel Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson to complete the activity.
In the autobiographical novel, Jacqueline's mother sees her writing and says, "Just so long as you're not writing about our family." A child at this point in the novel, Jacqueline does not know she will become an author who will eventually write this autobiography about her family.
Select the correct answer from the list. This statement represents _____ irony.
This statement represents dramatic irony.
Use the statement about Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream to answer the question.
The fairy queen, Titania, has been given a love potion, which causes her to fall in love with the first creature she sees. Upon waking from a nap, she sees Nick Bottom, who has been transformed into a donkey by a trickster.
Which literary device does this represent?
A. suspense
B. humor
C. imagery
D. foreshadowing
B. humor
Use the statement about Shirley Jackson's short story “The Lottery” to answer the question.
Members of a town gather together and draw slips of paper from a box. The author does not indicate why the people draw the slips or their ominous meaning until the very end of the story.
Which literary device does this represent?
A. humor
B. imagery
C. flashback
D. suspense
D. suspense
Use the statement about the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Return of the King to answer the question.
As he decides whether to destroy the Ring by throwing it into Mount Doom, Frodo's face is tightly framed, giving the audience a close-up of his facial expressions. This heightens the drama and suspense of the scene, showing the internal struggle Frodo faces as he attempts to make his decision.
Which element of a film does this represent?
A. costuming and makeup
B. set design
C. camera shots and angles
D. lighting
C. camera shots and angles
Use the stories to answer the question.
Story 1: “Toothless, Clawless Wonder Cat”
Milo, at age 20, had known better days. A former owner had had him declawed in his youth, after Milo destroyed a VERY expensive couch. By 1990, he’d lost his teeth to old age, and his fur had lost its sheen and was, truth be told, even falling out in places.
Yes, Milo had known better days, but he was still feisty. He often sat in the grass at the end of his family’s pathway, where the sun struck and warmed him in the late afternoon. He was part guard, part sunbather. As guard, he felt compelled to try to keep dogs, whatever their size, from violating his family’s property in ways that dogs do.
His human family found all Milo’s ways extremely charming. They laughed when he arched his back and growled at the neighborhood dogs. Mrs. Archer’s tiny chihuahua had barked her high-pitched angry yaps at Milo this morning, and Mrs. Archer petted the ancient cat by way of consolation. Mr. Lancaster’s gigantic Great Dane had totally ignored Milo just yesterday, which annoyed the old cat.
In short, Milo’s human family was not alone in thinking he was adorable; indeed, most neighbors loved Milo, who was known far and wide as the “toothless, clawless wonder cat.”
Story 2: “Otis Meets Milo”
Jenny Edison was walking her dog, Otis, a huge, overweight German Shephard. She was enjoying the weather—it was a spring day with a light breeze. She didn’t notice the American Shorthair cat with its brown, white, and orange fur that camouflaged it in the tall, unmowed grass. The cat made himself known when Otis dared to cross the sidewalk near his family’s pathway.
The American Shorthair cat hissed and growled ferociously. Otis yelped and sprang back, hiding behind Jenny’s legs.
“Why you terrible, misbehaving cat,” Jenny exclaimed. “Nobody does that to my Otis!”
Jenny craned her neck to see if the cat’s owners were nearby, but they were nowhere to be seen. This cat is a danger to the neighborhood, she thought to herself. I should go knock on their door.
Which feature is something both stories have in common?
A. They are both told in the first person.
B. They both talk about Milo’s interaction with dogs.
C. They are both describing a single incident in Milo’s life.
D. They both focus on one human’s opinion of Milo.