Literary Elements
The use of clues, by the author, that suggest an event may occur.
Foreshadowing
This root word means "to write" and is found in words like "autograph" and "paragraph."
graph
The prefix pre- in “preview” and "pretest" means this.
before
Luke must always stay hidden because of this government law.
the Population Law?
The technique being used is: Drip—hiss—drip—hiss fall the raindrops / on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip—hiss—the rain never stops.
What is a hyperbole?
The message or leason in the story
Theme
The root tele means this, as seen in "telephone" and "television."
far or distant?
The prefix re- in “replay” means this.
again
Jen uses this to communicate secretly with other shadow children.
the chat room (or computer/online chat)?
"As fast as a cheetah."
simile
Perspective from which the story is told
Point of View
If someone is a biologist, they study life. The root bio means.
life
The suffix -er in “teacher” "dreamer" "cheater"
a person who (does something)
After Jen’s protest, Luke visits her house and learns this tragic news.
Jen was killed?
The sun's rays kissed my cheeks
What is personification?
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.
Mood
Found in words like “thermometer” and “thermostat,” the root therm means
heat
The suffix -able in “readable” means this.
able to be
At the end of the book, Luke receives a new identity. His new name is this.
Lee Grant
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
alliteration
Struggle between two opposing forces in a story
conflict
The root scrib/scrip appears in "describe" and "script." It means this.
write
The suffix -less in “hopeless” "careless" means this.
without
Jen's mother has been married 3 times. What job have all of her husbands had?
attorney
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
hyperbole