Story Words
Ceased
What is stopped
Reason man drops the matches.
What is burning his hand?
When man stops for lunch, he forget to __________.
What is to build a fire.
The setting of To Build a Fire
What is the Yukon
a steep, sloping hill or mound, usually along the edge of a river
What is a bank?
Weaknesses
What are faults and disadvantages?
Man realizes that the old-timer was right.
What is the man's opinion of the old-timer near the end of story?
The place where man is meeting the boys.
What is Henderson Creek?
Point of View
What is third person?
to show or uncover
What is bare?
Companion
What is a person or pet you spent a lot of time with or who accompanies you somewhere
They are numb and freezing.
What is happening to the man's fingers and toes?
Man wished he had brought this for his cheeks.
What is a nose strap?
This is the protagonist.
What is the man?
curves in a path, road, or river
What are bends?
Despair
What is a deep feeling of hopelessness?
In his panic, near the end of the story, man does this until he is exhausted.
What is run and run?
Man frequently does this to his hands to warm them up.
What is beat his hands against his legs?
Man's struggle with nature.
What is external conflict?
good at noticing things
What is observant?
Endure
What is to live through something challenging?
It trots off toward camp.
What does the dog do at the very end of the story?
Place where old timer is from.
What is Sulphur Creek?
symbolizes life in story
What is fire?
made to feel less worried or afraid
What is reassured?