Literary Devices
The point of view where the events are told by a character in the story.
What is 1st Person point of view?
The central or leading character in a story? Often called the hero.
Who is the protagonist?
This book's main character begins as the "villain", but ends up as a hero.
What is A Christmas Carol?
Coincidentally, the dry and silent Kansas town where the protagonist's aunt and uncle live shares this same name with him.
Who is Henry York?
Upon arriving at the large, pale-blue house, Henry is assigned to sleep in this part of the home, which contains a large round window and a converted closet for his bed.
What is the attic?
This is the central or leading character's chief opponent. Often referred to as the "villain" by the audience.
What is an antagonist?
The time and location in which a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
This book begins in the present, but the majority of the story happened in the past.
What is Where the Red Fern Grows?
This is the reason 12-year-old Henry travels from this East Coast city to live with his relatives.
What is his parents are kidnapped while on a bike tour in Colombia?
Unable to sleep, Henry tries to distract himself by thinking about this specific sport.
What is baseball?
The highest point of action in a story, often the turning point.
What is the climax?
A general term for a problem or struggle between a character and an outside force.
What is external conflict?
This is an example of foreshadowing in Where the Red Fern Grows.
What is the scene where Billy was bringing the puppies home from the post office, and they started barking at the mountain lion's screaming?
This is the odd way Henry gets to the farmhouse.
What is in the back of his Uncle Frank's truck?
While lying in bed, Henry is startled awake by this.
What is a sharp thumping on the wall behind his bed?
The type of character who changes over the course of a story.
What is a round or dynamic character?
A type of story that tells about real people, places, objects, or events.
What is non-fiction?
This is an example of a flat character in A Christmas Carol.
Who is (pretty much every character instead of Scrooge)?
These are the names of Henry's three cousins.
Who are Penny, Henrietta, and Anastasia?
These are the names of Henry's Aunt and Uncle.
When the author uses hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next.
What is foreshadowing?
This is the lesson taught by a literary work.
What is the moral?
The climax of this story happens when the main character's sister dies in a concentration camp.
What is The Hiding Place?
What did Mrs. Willis smell like on the first day her nephew arrived?
What are peaches?
This is what Henry sees when he gets up in the middle of the night.
What is a short, bald man wearing tweed pants and a bathrobe?