Story Basics
The ________ tells us when and where a story takes place.
Setting
What instrument does Lemon Brown talk about in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
His harmonica
Marvelous monsters marching down Maple Street is an example of what?
Alliteration
A cop and a criminal being best friends is an example of _________.
Irony
What is dialogue?
Anything a character says out loud in a story.
What is the struggle between two opposing forces?
Conflict
Who is the protagonist in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?
Greg Ridley
Victor was so embarrassed that he was going to die is an example of a(n) __________.
Hyperbole.
A clue of something that will happen later in the story is ________________.
Foreshadowing.
Who is the antagonist in "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
The thugs
What is the force that goes against the protagonist called?
Antagonist
"Sci-Fi" is one of the genres of which story?
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"
"The Dark sky filled with angry, swirling clouds," is an example of ___________.
True or false: nonfiction means the story is made up.
False
What subject does Victor pretend to know in "Seventh Grade"?
French
The most interesting part, or the biggest conflict in a story is the
Climax
What is the climax in "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?
Charlie shooting Pete Van Horn
"Maple Street was a bedlam, an outdoor asylum for the insane" is an example of a(n) _____________.
Metaphor.
The feeling that a story conveys to the reader is the ________.
Mood
A lesson the author is trying to get the reader to understand is the __________.
Moral
What is the correct order of the plot pyramid?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What decade is "After Twenty Years" set in?
1900s
Figures one and two looked like shadowy clouds-This is an example of what?
A simile
A message the author gives the reader about humanity is the ________________.
Theme
What type of conflict is a struggle WITHIN the character?
Internal conflict.