🎭 Badly Worded Plot
A kid lives in a grey society… steals a baby and runs away in the snow.
The Giver
🐱 + 🧢
The Cat in the Hat
“Me and him went to the store.”
“He and I went to the store.”
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
This wizarding series follows a boy who discovers he’s famous in the magical world.
Harry Potter
Young boys get stranded on an island and turn into savages.
👉 Lord of the Flies
🐁🐁 + 🚶🚶
Of Mice and Men
“There is a lot of people.”
✅ There are a lot of people.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
This classic children’s book about a pig and a spider was turned into an animated movie.
Charlotte's Web
A short guy inherits jewelry and must throw it in a burning pit.
👉 The Lord of the Rings
📔 + 🧒
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
“Me and her are late.”
✅ She and I are late.
A contradiction that reveals a truth.
Oxymoron
This novel about a girl with a terminal illness was adapted into a popular 2014 film.
The Fault in Our Stars
A poor girl volunteers for a deadly TV show and starts a rebellion.
👉 The Hunger Games
📅 + ↻ + 💅
The Summer I Turned Pretty
Their going to the store
→ They’re going to the store ✅
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
This classic novel about a reclusive millionaire and the American Dream became a 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Great Gatsby
Two rival gangs, poor vs. rich, church fire. AKA RALPH MACCHIO
👉 The Outsiders
🐽 🕷️
Charlotte’s Web
“She don’t like homework.”
She doesn’t like homework.
A reference to a well known person, place, event, or work of literature.
Allusion
This dystopian novel features teens forced to fight to the death on live television.
The Hunger Games