Elements of Literacy
Sequence of events. The "what" of the story.
What is the Plot
"slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world"
What is Freak the Mighty!
"I didn't trust anyone."
What is Internal Conflict
Man vs Self
Objects similar to stuffed animals that were given to children at bedtime to help them sleep.
What is a Comfort Object
"Because they were always trying to throw a hug on me, like it was medicine I needed."
What is Similie
A feeling of excitement and nervous anticipation about what may happen next.
What is Suspense
This pair were friends until a memory of war struck a nerve...
What is Jonas and Asher
"Are you kididng? You can't just fight Blade, you have to fight his gang, too."
What is External Conflict
Man vs Man or
Character vs Character
The Chichewa word for plastic bags.
What are Jumbos
"The softer chair keeps a hold of me…"
What is Personification
Tells what the literary work is "mainly" about.
What is Main Idea
tea and tips
What is Murat and Abbas
"The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away."
External Conflict
Man vs. Society
The backward, unnatural flow of bodily contents
What is Regurgitate
"Wham!"
What is Onomatopoeia
Setting
What is time and place.
dynamo
What is Gilbert and William
"...without wind, there was no light."
What is External Conflict
Man vs. Nature
An experimental device propelled by flapping wings.
What is an Ornithopter
"What she means is, you're a spitting image of your old man."
What is idiom
The part of the story that introduces important background information.
What is Exposition
The House of the Old
What is Jonas and Fiona
"I was listening to the conversations at the different counters. They were being conducted in either English or Turkish. I could not understand, either.
What is External Conflict
Man vs. Society
A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control.
What is a Dystopia
"… I keep tripping over everything. Cracks in the sidewalk, ants on the sidewalk, shadows, anything."
What is Hyperbole