Literary Terms
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
The author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Who is Sherman Alexie?
Where does Junior live with his parents?
What is the Spokane Indian Reservation
The name of the protagonist's human best friend.
Who is Rowdy?
Junior's age
What is 14?
A _______ is a comparison between two things that declares one thing is another.
Example: He’s a wet blanket.
What is a metaphor?
The name of the protagonist (main character) in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
What is Junior?
Also will accept: What is Arnold?
The brand of fast food chicken Junior's parents bring home sometimes
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Also accept: What is KFC?
Where the protagonist and his friend went in chapter 3
What is the Spokane powwow?
The name of Junior's sister
Who is Mary?
A ________ is a comparison between two things using the word “like” or “as” to connect them. Example: He smothers our enthusiasm like a wet blanket.
What is a simile?
"Rez" stands for...
What is the reservation?
Oscar was...
What is Junior's pet dog?
The amount of hours the protagonist says he's spent with his human best friend
What is 40,880 hours?
The name of the protagonist's geometry teacher
Who is Mr. P?
When a writer makes direct statements about a character’s personality and clearly describes what a character is like.
The physical problem with protagonist's brain
What is too much cerebral brain fluid?
Junior says his dad would be a _______ if he was given a chance.
What is a musician?
Also acceptable: What is a saxophone player?
When and where the protagonist and his best friend were born.
What is November 5, 1992 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane?
The name of protagonist's high school
What is Wellpinit High School?
The writer reveals information about a character and their personality through the character’s thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about the character.
What is indirect characterization?
What is 7 years ago?
Junior says this is the worst part about being poor.
What is:
feeling like you deserve to be poor
What the protagonist's best friend does to get back at the Andruss Brothers for hurting the protagonist.
What is shaved off their eyebrows and cut their braids?
The maiden name of the protagonist's mom
What is Agnes Adams?
(Remember, Junior was angry he was using the same textbook his mother used when she was his age)