Symbolism
Genre
Conflict
The Cay
Literary Terms
100

What does a heart symbolize? 

What is love

100

The definition of genre

What is a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content. 

100

The definition of conflict

What is a problem between two opposing forces
100

The two protagonists in The Cay

What is Timothy and Phillip

100

The definition of theme

What is the moral or lesson the author is trying to teach

200
The definition of symbolism

What is an object, person, situation, or action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings

200
Name one genre type

[Answers may vary]

Possible answers: Romance, horror, comedy, sci-fi

200

Type of conflict: Artificial Intelligence gains sentience and enslaves the human race.

What is man vs. technology

200

The reason Phillip and Timothy are on the island.

What is their ship getting attacked

200

The definition of main/central idea

What is what the text is mostly about

300

A symbol in "Little Red Riding Hood"

Any of the following would work

The wolf representing something leading you astray


The path representing your walk in life

Grandma's house representing your goal in life

Little Red representing the reader 

300

The genre of Star Wars

What is sci-fi or science fiction

300

Type of conflict: A skinny girl believes she is overweight.

What is person vs. self
300
The reason Phillip is racist

What is Phillip's mother

300

The elements of plot

What is:

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

400

What is a symbol we saw in the "Let It Go" video?

Gloves - Freedom

Castle - Isolation

Hair- Changing and being yourself

Mountains -Isolation

400

Defining factors of a coming-of-age story

What is the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity

400

Type of Conflict: Two brothers fight for their family inheritance.

What is person vs. person

400

The event that starts to change Phillip

What is getting hit in the face and realizing that Timothy was trying to take care of him all along.

400

The definition of foreshadowing

What is an indication of the events to come

500

A symbol in the Cay and what it represents

[Results may vary]

Possible answers

Blindness represents Phillips ignorance and racism

The rain represents the washing away of Phillips bigotry

Stew cat represents Phillips attachment to home

500

An example of a coming-of-age story

[Answers may vary]

Possible answers: 

The Cay 

The Lion King

Clueless

To Kill a Mockingbird

500
Type of Conflict: A disease causes a zombie apocalypse. 

What is man vs. nature

500

An example of foreshadowing in chapter 12 (you may use your book) 

What is Timothy losing his strength.


This foreshadows his health failures to come. 

500

Definition of dialect

What is a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.