Reading Comprehension
Which story depicts two friends who both want to win a competition but if so, then it may ruin their friendship?
What is "Amigo Brothers"?
the narrator of "Those Winter Sundays"
Who is the son?
this character in "Waters of Gold" is considered developing
Who is the rich old woman?
a grouping of verse lines within a poem
What is a stanza?
the final outcome of a story and the last element of the plot
What is the resolution?
this character from "Waters of Gold" is described as "greedy"
Who is the rich old woman?
in "The Scarlet Ibis," Bother has this character flaw
What is pride?
"Dogs are very loving when they are wet" is the theme of this poem
What is "The Dog"?
a minor weakness or serious moral failure of one in a story
What is character flaw?
in "Love story, Sort of" Ken gives his grandmother this very important gift
What is his love and his time?
"Androcles" is a short story that includes a moral, and therefore is an example of this
What is a fable?
the death of the ibis in "The Scarlet Ibis" foreshadows the death of this
What is Doodle's death?
this literary device is extremely prominent in "The Scarlet Ibis"
What is symbolism?
the major turning point for the main character, something that affects the outcome of the story
What is the crisis?
providing the characters' actions or words but leaving the reader to infer their traits
What is indirect chracterization?
What are moccasins?
this event is known as the crisis, in "The Third Wish"
What was Mr. Peters turning his wife back into a swan?
What is a story that was originally passed along by word of mouth?
a struggle between two characters or between a character and an outside source such as nature
What is external conflict?
lines of poetry that end with natural pause indicated by punctuation
What is end-stopped line?
in "The Princess and the Tin Box" then princess married the prince who offers her this
What is a jewel box?
this event inspired R. J. Palacio to write "Wonder"
What was Palacio and her son running from a girl with a deformity?
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls" is the explicit theme of this story
What is "Androcles"?
poetic lines that flow past the end of one verse line and into the next with no punctuation at the end of the first verse line
What is enjambment?
a four-line stanza
What is a quatrain?