It's the word that best fits in the blank:
We had so many things to do after school; there was a ______________ of homework.
What is plethora?
100
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
The whole day had gone ______________ after the car broke down it was all downhill from there.
What is awry?
100
Frau Hermann giving Liesel a dictionary could be seen as this device which explains something being introduced in the story that seemingly has not point, but in reality it does!
What is Chekov's Gun?
100
It's how you'd spell this feeling of doubt.
What is q-u-a-l-m?
100
This figurative language uses repetitive sounds.
What is alliteration?
200
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
The teacher was very angry at Paul, and she ___________ him about his behavior.
What is admonished?
200
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
After the bombing of Himmel Street, Liesel was _____________ not even a book could make her happy.
What is inconsolable?
200
Death saying, "I am haunted by humans," is an example of this.
What is verbal irony?
200
It's how you'd spell showing no care.
What is m-e-r-c-i-l-e-s-s-l-y?
200
It's when you compare two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
300
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
Carol had just broken up with Sam, so she was very ___________ to him when he asked her to the movies.
What is flippant?
300
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
The bird's nest was built at the ____________ of the mountain.
What is apex?
300
When Death goes forward in the story to show us a scene, it's called this.
What is a flash-forward?
300
It's how you'd spell a perfect example.
What is e-p-i-t-o-m-e?
300
It's when a whole story symbolizes a greater idea.
What is allegory?
400
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
Liesel and her family felt very __________ at times because nothing ever happened in their favor.
What is hapless?
400
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
Frank is so ___________ that he doesn't trust his own brother!
What is cynical?
400
If the author gives a hint of something that may happen later in the story, it's called this.
What is foreshadow?
400
It's how you spell the turning point of a story.
What is c-l-i-m-a-x?
400
It's how the author feels about a story.
What is tone?
500
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
The cat had a _____________ quality about it; although it was an orange tabby it acted very malicious towards people.
What is nefarious?
500
It's the word that best fits in the blank:
We _____________ to get through the tunnels because if we slowed down, they'd catch us!
What is hastened?
500
It's when two things that are opposite happen at the same time.
What is a paradox?
500
It's how you spell a the author of The Book Thief's last name.