Amy's hair shimmered in the sunlight like pieces of gold.
What is a Simile?
100
The story is believable but did not really happen.
What is realistic fiction?
100
The "someone" in a story.
What is a character?
100
Highest point of suspense in a story.
What is climax?
100
Jackson and his brother get into a verbal dispute about who is going to play the Wii next.
What is Character vs. Character?
200
That book is so long, it will take me three years to read it!
What is hyperbole?
200
The story is set in a time period in the past, but was written recently.
What is historical fiction?
200
The main problem in a story that the characters need to solve.
What is conflict?
200
The problem starts to reveal itself and the action becomes more hightened.
What is rising action?
200
Alex's boat gets stuck in the river during a terrible thunderstorm.
What is Character vs. Nature?
300
Teachers have class.
What is a pun?
300
The story has features not seen in our world such as magic, talking animals, or time-travel.
What is fantasy?
300
When and where a story takes place.
What is the setting?
300
The setting and characters are introduced.
What is introduction?
300
Both candidates want to become president, but only one of them can win.
What is character vs. character?
400
The waves beckoned to me to join them in the sea.
What is personification?
400
Technology is used to reshape the society the characters live in.
What is science fiction?
400
The author's message to the reader.
What is the theme?
400
This is where you see the effect of the problem on the characters.
What is falling action?
400
John's friend, Chris, has invited him to play basketball at his house, but John already told his mom he would come right home after school to help her paint the kitchen.
What is character vs. self?
500
Her eyes are the window to her soul.
What is a metaphor?
500
Timeless literature that lasts through the centuries.
What is classic literature?
500
The narrator is not a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of all the other characters.
What is third person omniscient point-of-view?
500
Drives the plot of the story.
What is conflict?
500
Lindsey doesn't believe she should have to wear skirts to school, even though that is the school's dress code. She decides not to wear a skirt to school.