Match each element of fiction with its definition. potential matches: 1.the use of objects, places, or people to represent larger concepts. 2.the lesson or observation about life that an author makes through a work of literature 3.the feeling the audience gets from the story 4.characters who are true to life, many sided with complex motivations 5. characters who do not change in the course of the story 6. the time, place, and historical backdrop of a story. anwers: setting: round characters: static characters: theme: symbolism: mood:

Select all that apply. because the length of his story is limited, short story writers typically:

Select the choice which features correct pronoun-antecedent agreement. es a) both of the boys had his shoes on. b) both of the boys had its shoes on. 9) neither of the boys had his shoes on. d) neither of the boys had their shoes on.

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.