Definitions
Examples
Plot
Literary terms
About Ms. B & Mrs. Carman
100

A comparison of two (2) things, using like or as

What is a simile? 

100

"Ms. Bowler is, like, 80 years old." 

What is a hyperbole? 

100

The big point of action in a story 

What is climax? 

100

The main character of a story. 

What is protagonist?

100
Ms. B's favorite place to get coffee

What is Starbucks? 

200
A hint at something that is going to happen in the future

What is foreshadow? 

200
"Enemies to lovers" or "the chosen one" is an example of this 

What is a trope? 

200
An example of this is in Bao when the short film opens & mom is cooking for breakfast for dad. He leaves the house & she is alone. 

What is exposition? 

200

This is a genre that means "not real"

What is nonfiction? 

200
Number of dogs Mrs. Carman has 

What is 2? 

300
The feeling of the reader
What is mood? 
300
Example include: buzz, whack, whip, crack, boom, etc.

What is onomatopoeia? 

300

This is the name of the final step in the plot chart, signifying the end of a story.

What is resolution?

300

A full statement about the moral, message, lesson, etc., of a story 

What is a theme? 
300
The amount of years we've bene co-teaching together

What is 3? 

400

Word choice

What is diction? 
400
Saying, "they were let go" instead of "they were fired" 

What is a euphemism? 

400
An example of this is in Cars: Lightning McQueen is stuck in a random town & needs to get to his big race. 

What is conflict? 

400

How an author writes 

What is style? 

400

Other grades we teach

What is: 9 for Mrs. Carman & 12 for Ms. Bowler? 
500

An object, picture or person that represents another idea

What is symbolism? 

500

An example of this is Animal Farm, a book about a group of pigs & horses overtaking a farm. However, it's really about the Russian Revolution.

What is an allegory? 

500

An example of this is in Finding Nemo when Nemo saves Dory & the other fish from the net. Marlin is scared to let him help, but is happy he does!

What is climax? 

500

An original pattern, idea, model, story, etc. that is reused 

EX: the hero's journey is used in many stories 

What is an archetype? 



500
Ms. B's favorite musicians 

Who is: Noah Kahan, Taylor Swift, Stevie Nicks, Caamp, etc.? 

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