Protagonist & Themes
Conflict
Academic Vocab #1
Academic Vocab #2
Wild Card
100

What did the protagonist of "the Jacket" hate the most?

His jacket

100

The problem in the story

conflict

100

the main character in a story

protagonist

100

Where and when the story takes place

setting

100

What type of figurative language is shown here: 

"There are only two days that matter to you. Two days that count. Your birthday which is a million days away, and tomorrow."

Hyperbole

Your birthday which is a million days away, and tomorrow."

200

What did the protagonist of First-Day Fly says were the "two days" that count?

Your birthday and the first day of school

200

The end of a story where the conflict (problem) is solved; another word for "conclusion"

resolution

200

A universal idea, seen in books, movies, and real-life such as love or family

theme

200

A comparison WITHOUT using like or as "my sister is a bird"

metaphor

200

a tough, shiny plastic (v)

Vinyl

300

Who is the protagonist of Lemon Brown?

Greg Ridley

300

A man is fighting a bear. What type of conflict is this?

Internal

300

a word that has the same meaning as another word

synonym

300

A word that means the opposite of another

antonym

300

A bad feeling about something (o)

ominous

400

Who is the protagonist of "Those Three Wishes"?

Melinda Alice

400

A man is struggling to continue running a marathon and is trying to find the will power to continue.

What type of conflict is this?

Internal

400

Which type of literary terms is used here: 

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Carly was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

idiom

400

Events that take place before the current action

Flashback

400

A guess or hypothesis that you make based on the information you have.

inference

500

"The moments in life when we feel the most confident are worth remembering." Is the theme of which of our short stories?

First-day Fly

500

Of the following which is the most common conflict we saw in our short stories: 

Character vs nature
Character vs society
Character vs self
Character vs supernatural
Character vs character


Character v self 

500

What type of literary terms is used in the following sentence: "The remote-controlled helicopter whooshed by my head and then crashed to the ground.

onomatopoeia 
500

The beginning and introduction of a story that establishes the setting and character.

exposition

500

not prepared ahead of time

impromptu