Simile, Metaphor, or Neither
I sat on my hands, heating them up, while my teeth chattered like a cup of crooked dice.
Simile
The time and place where the story takes place.
Setting
The act of creating characters
characterization
The story of Sal's road trip with her grandparents
Main plot
While at Mrs. Cadaver's house, Mrs. Partridge tells Phoebe she met who?
Phoebe's brother
The next day when I got home from school, I discovered draped on my bedpost a jacket the color of day-old guacamole.
Metaphor
Conversations between people in a story, or the words a character says
Dialogue
The central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative. It might include setting and dialogue.
Incident
The lunatic story
Subplot
Sal learns some interesting news from Mrs. Partridge while talking to her as Mrs. Partridge waits on her son to pick her up. What news is this?
Mr. Birkway is her soon as well as Mrs. Cadaver's twin brother
The baby seahorse was as small as an eyelash.
Simile
A struggle between characters or other opposing forces
conflict
A description that explores the significance of the incident (when writing a personal narrative)
Reflection
Sal, Gram, and Gramps visiting Mount Rushmore
Main plot
How does the sheriff know who Mrs. Cadaver is?
She was the only survivor of the bus crash.
He is a lion on the soccer field.
Metaphor
To separate something into parts and study how the parts are related
analyze
The immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident (when writing a personal narrative).
Response
The story of Sal's grandparents meeting and falling in love.
Subplot
Are the lunatic and the message leaver the same person?
No, Mrs. Partridge is the one leaving the messages on Phoebe's doorstep
I could sleep for years.
Hyperbole
A story or sequence of related events
narrative
The order of events; a set of events that follows one after another in sequential order
sequence
Sal driving to Idaho all by herself.
Main plot
Pandora's Box is one story from Greek mythology in the book. What is the other?
Prometheus