Parts of Speech
A word that shows action or a state of being
What is a verb?
What does the word fortunate mean?
What is lucky?
A comparison between two things using like or as
What is a simile?
The first sentence in an essay that grabs the reader's attention
What is a hook?
This character snitched on Cole to the police, earning a major beating that resulted in hospitalization and permanent damage
Who is Peter Driscoll?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective?
What does the word observe mean?
What is to watch carefully?
A phrase that copies a natural sound, like hiss, clang, or splash
What is onomatopoeia?
Another word for the main character or hero in a story
What is a protagonist?
Serving as Cole's probation officer, this character guides Cole and teaches him important life lessons
Who is Garvey?
A word that replaces a noun, like he, she, it, or they
What is a pronoun?
What does the word scarce mean?
What is limited or hard to find?
Repeating the same beginning letter or letter sounds in nearby words, such as "Peter Piper picked..."
What is alliteration?
The person or force working against or opposite the main character
What is the antagonist?
Every day on the island, after soaking in the pond, Cole carries this object up a hill
What is the ancestor rock?
A word that joins words or groups of words together, like for, and, but, etc.
What is a conjunction?
What does the word conflict mean?
What is a struggle or problem between people or ideas?
Giving human traits to something that is not human
What is personification?
The struggle or problem in a story
What is conflict?
Cole gives this candy bar to Peter as a peace offering on the island
What is Snickers?
A word that shows strong feeling and usually stands alone, like wow! or, ouch!
What is an interjection?
What does the word persistent mean?
What is continuing to try and not giving up?
A saying that means something different than the exact words, like "it's raining cats and dogs"
What is an idiom?
Words or phrases that help ideas flow smoothly from one paragraph to the next when writing an essay, such as first, additionally, etc.
What are transitions?
On his first trip to the island, Edwin makes Cole do this with his clothes
What is turn them inside out?