The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Junior's "real" name
Arnold
A hint of what is to come later in the story
Foreshadowing
Contact is made with aliens in this short story
First Contact
Walter Mitty's mission in the movie
Locate a missing photo negative (#25)
Usually the main character
Protagonist
The school Junior transfers to
Reardan High School
Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning or two or more words
Alliteration
A man daydreams while running errands in this short story
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Person that brings Walter Mitty out of his daydreams in the short story
Wife
Point of view told from a narrator who uses he/his, she/her, they/them/their, it/its
Third Person
Where Junior's sister moved to
Montana
To compare two things using the words like or as
Simile
A house dreams of becoming a home in this short story
Open House on Haunted Hill
The final cover photo of LIFE magazine in the movie
Walter Mitty / photo negative #25
Type of conflict in a story (1/7)
Character vs. Technology
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Fate
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Supernatural
Character vs. Self
Penelope's dreams (1/2)
1. Travel
2. Study architecture at Stanford
A set of words that contradicts themselves
Oxymoron
A monster destroys a lighthouse in this short story
The Foghorn
Places Walter Mitty travels to in the movie (2/3)
1. Greenland
2. Iceland
3. Himalayas
Point of view style written in 3rd person, but always from the perspective of the protagonist
Limited
Junior's medical condition
Hydrocephalus
An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text
Allusion
This poem inspired a group of friends to create a bucket list, write a book and start a TV show
The Buried Life
Walter Mitty's five daydreams from the short story (5/5)
1. Navy commander
2. Surgeon
3. On trial for murder
4. Captain facing a firing squad
5. Pilot in the war
The six parts of a story (elements of plot) (6/6)
1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Rising Action
4. Climax
5. Falling Action
6. Resolution