Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The main message or lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
This is the main character and narrator of the novel.
Who is Steve Harmon?
Charlie’s teacher at the adult learning center.
Who is Miss Kinnian?
This part of speech describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
The person telling the story is called the…
What is the narrator?
What crime is Steve accused of helping commit?
What is robbery/felony murder?
Charlie writes the story in this format.
What are progress reports?
The word "annoying" is what part of speech?
What is an adjective?
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of this literary device.
What is a metaphor?
The struggle between characters or forces in a story.
What is conflict?
The robbery takes place in this type of store.
What is a drugstore?
Charlie discovers that intelligence alone does not guarantee this.
What is happiness?
In the sentence “Maria ran to the store,” what is the verb?
What is “ran”?
A word that imitates a sound, like buzz or boom.
What is onomatopoeia?
The turning point or most exciting moment in a story.
What is the climax?
The people who decide whether Steve is guilty or not guilty.
Who are the jury?
The flower placed on Algernon’s grave symbolizes this.
What is remembrance/loss/respect/friendship?
Identify the pronoun in this sentence:
"She finished the project early.”
What is “She”?
Repeating beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.
ex: Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore
What is alliteration?
What stage of plot introduces the characters and setting?
What is the exposition?
At the end of the novel, Steve wonders if he really is this.
What is a monster?
Why is Algernon important to Charlie beyond just being a mouse in the experiment?
What is Algernon mirrors Charlie’s journey and helps Charlie understand what may happen to him after the experiment?