Important Terms
the use of words that appeal to the senses to create a mental picture
imagery
The climax from "Railway Children"
the children board the barge to rescue the baby from the fire
character development
A girl grows up in Vietnam and has adventures with her six older brothers.
Pack of Brothers
In the Minator, what problem do King Aegus and his kingdom face every year?
They must send 14 people to be eaten by the Minator.
creative non-literal use of words
figurative langauge
She loses her cat and then Leo Love gets stuck in a tree
The moral or message of a story, something the author wants you to learn from the story.
theme
a boy growing up on the Canadian prairie who enjoys watching his dog and owl
Owls in the Family
What is the theme of both "Pack of Brothers" and "I Ask My Mother to Sing"?
to treasure family memories
overstatement or exaggeration to make a point or add humor.
simile
hyperbole
idiom
hyperbole
the struggle between two opposing forces in a story
conflict
The author's tone for "Pack of Brothers" is...
a humorous light-hearted and then more melancholy
With the help of the king's daughter, a brave man help's free his people and defeats a monster.
How are Greek gods and goddesses like humans?
they fight, lie, weep, yell, need food or water
the attitude of an author toward his subject
tone
The conflict of Bloomability is...
"some pale gunk, mainly sugar, so thick it could hold bricks together." is what type of figurative language?
sensory details
Three siblings become friends with a bargee who is rude to them at first.
The Railway Children
How does Narcissus suffer his cruelty to Echo and other women?
He falls in love with his own reflection and withers and dies.
the struggle between the main character and themselves
inner conflict
What is the climax of "The Minatour"?
When Theseus is fighting the beast.
Name the pieces of a plot map
inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
A shy girl from the U.S. goes to a boarding school in Switzerland.
Bloomability
What is the theme of "The Man Who Loved Clowns"?
We need support and love from others during difficult times.