What is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.
100
The force working against the main character in a story, play or novel.
What is the antagonist.
100
This is the most exciting part and a turning point; makes the outcome of the conflict clear.
What is the climax
100
A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
What is a stanza?
200
The setting of Maniac Magee.
What is Two Mills.
200
A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common.
What is a metaphor?
200
The time and place of the action in a story, poem or play.
What is the setting.
200
In this part of the story the tension eases, shows how the main characters resolve their conflict.
What is falling action.
200
Define style.
What is how a writer communicates his or her ideas.
300
Why did Maniac run away from the Beale's?
What is that he didn't want them to suffer or pay a consequence for people not liking him, he did not think that it was right.
300
An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words.
What is an idiom?
300
The two types of conflict are...
They are defined as...
What is internal and external. Internal conflict is a character struggling with something inside themselves. External conflict is a character struggling with something outside of themselves.
300
This part of the story builds suspense, shows how the conflict becomes more difficult.
What is the rising action.
300
A feeling that the writer creates for the reader. Words that describe this are joyful, exciting, eerie.
What is mood?
400
What happened to make Maniac run away from the Band Shell?
What is Grayson died.
400
Define an onomatopoeia.
What is the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings such as snap, crackle, pop.
400
Conflict is defined as....
What is a struggle between two opposing forces.
400
Define the following: Exposition
What is the beginning of the story, introduces the setting, characters and conflict.
400
Define tone.
What is a writers attitude towards a subject. Words to describe are mocking, humorous, serious, sarcastic.
500
Why was it so important for Maniac to have an address?
What is that he felt that when he had an address that he had a home and somewhere that he felt loved and welcomed.
500
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
What is a homophone?
500
Define protagonist.
What is the main character in a story, play or novel. The "good guy" who works against the antagonist.
500
Define the following term: Resolution
What is how the story ends, how the conflict is resolved.
500
This consists of words and phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses to help readers imagine how things look, feel, smell, sound and taste.