Literary Terms
This literary term refers to the main idea or message of a story, often expressed as a universal truth or lesson learned.
Theme
William Shakespeare
Macbeth
This figure of speech involves the use of a word or phrase that imitates the sound it represents, such as "buzz" or "hiss."
Onomatopoeia
To draw conclusions
Deduce
This is the name of the main character in the novel, who reflects on his experiences as a child during World War II
Henry Lee
When a story's narrator is a character in the story and refers to themselves as "I," it is said to be written in this point of view.
First Person Point of View
Lois Duncan
I Know what you did Last Summer
This type of figurative language involves giving human-like qualities to non-human things or abstract ideas.
Personification
Orderly arrangement
A large Group
To dress up
To place in order
array
This is the city in which most of the novel's events take place, where Henry Lee grows up.
Seattle
This term refers to the central character or characters in a story, often involved in the story's main conflict.
Protagonist
William golding
Lord of the Flies
This type of figurative language involves the comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Similie
Lack of plan or direction
Haphazard
This is the name of the jazz musician who becomes a central figure in Henry's memories and reflections.
Sheldon
This term describes the sequence of events in a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Plot Structure
Jamie Ford
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
This type of figurative language involves the use of language to create mental images for the reader using sensory details.
Imagery
To weigh down
To impede the action of
Encumber
This is the year in which the novel primarily takes place.
This literary device involves the use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story.
Foreshadowing
John Steinback
Of Mice and Men
This figure of speech involves the intentional repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
Alliteration
Zenith
What is the name of the record that Henry and Keiko purchased?
Oscar Holden & The Midnight Blue, The Alley Ca Strut