Authors
This is the author of "Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed."
Who is Ray Bradbury?
This is the main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
This is the artful deviation from literal speech; it includes metaphor, simile, and personification.
What is figurative language?
This character from "Being a Public Character" becomes an accidental hero.
Who is Spot?
This kind of genre is a divinely inspired, God-given account of real--life events.
What is a biblical narrative?
This is the author of "Jimmy Yellow Hawk."
Who is Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve?
This is the primary force or character against whom the protagonist struggles.
What is the antagonist?
This is the emotion that pervades a work of literature.
What is mood?
This character from "Raymond's Run" is a determined runner who learns to respect her competitor.
Who is Squeaky?
(or, Who is Hazel?)
(or, Who is Gretchen?)
This kind of genre is a type of fantasy that includes the imaginary treatment of scientific exploration, space travel, alternate worlds, or alien creatures.
What is science fiction?
This is the author of "Being a Public Character."
Who is Don Marquis?
This is a character that has a well-developed personality and who usually changes in a story.
What is a round character?
This refers to the words and phrases that are not part of standard vocabulary but are often used by a particular group of people. (trendy language)
What is slang?
This character from Caddie Woodlawn is Caddie's proper cousin who came to visit from Boston.
Who is Annabelle?
This kind of genre is a work of literature that shows how a young person begins to grow up and mature.
What is a coming-of-age story?
This is the author of "Raymond's Run."
Who is Toni Cade Bambara?
This is a character in a story that often possesses one observable characteristic and has little else to give him personality.
What is a flat character?
This refers to words and phrases commonly used as informal conversation. (informal language)
What is colloquialism?
These THREE characters are the three Bittering children from "Dark They Were, and Golden-eyed."
Who are David, Laura, and Dan?
This kind of genre is a type of nonfiction in which the author recounts the memory of a personal experience.
What is a memoir?
This is the author of "The Beggar."
Who is Anton Chekov?
This is an evil or cruel antagonist in a story.
What is a villain?
This is the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation of a particular people group. (regional language)
What is dialect?
This character from "The Beggar" is the advocate who offers Lushkoff a job.
Who is Skvortsoff?
This kind of genre is a true account of the life of a real individual.
What is a biography?