CHARACTERS
LITERARY DEVICES
LITERARY ELEMENTS
ASP SETTING AND PLOT POINTS
Conflict
100
This character is athletic, yet not competitive. He is very loyal, yet sometimes irresponsible. He fell from a tree, which affected the rest of his life.
Who is Phineas/Finny
100
When readers create mental pictures/images based on the author's adjectives (descriptive words). This literary device appeals to at least one of the human five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing.
What is imagery
100
The main storyline of a text
What is plot
100
The plot of A Separate Peace mainly take place in (season when Finny fell from the tree): State, Name of school, Season/Year
What is New Hampshire, Devon School, Summer 1942
100

Gene feeling guilty

man vs himself

200
This character is secretly competitive with his best friend, and begins to make things up in his mind about his friend's intentions. He committed a violent crime, which left his friend maimed (maimed means a permanent and serious injury)
Who is Gene
200
When one thing is being compared to something else within a sentence. This must contain the words "like" OR "as".
What is a simile
200
Time, place and weather
What is setting
200
Who's point-of-view is the story told?
What is Gene
200

Gene jouncing the limb

man vs man

300
This character was very drawn to nature. He liked plants and snails. This character was against the war, yet was the first one of the boys to enlist (meaning join the armed forces)
Who is Leper Lepellier
300

Significance of the title

Finding joy and happiness in a time of war

300
Problems that occur within the characters' lives. These problems may be with another character, nature, society or a tough issue within the character's own mind.
What is conflict
300

Gene began to think that Finny was trying to sabotage his grades because Finny made him go where for the entire day. 

What is the beach

300

Boys deciding between enlisting and being drafted because the government says they have to

Man vs Society

400

This character received great grades, and he is a very minor character who we don't even meet.  Gene is in competition with him for valedictorian.  

Who is Chet Douglass

400

What is the style of the book.

Very descriptive with a lot of imagery and literary devices.  It is character centered with high diction and long sentences. 
400
When/how the characters and setting are introduced
What is exposition
400
Finny made Gene train for this
What is the Olympics of 1944
400

Finny having a hard time navigating the icy walks at Devon

man vs. nature

500
This character was the doctor who stated that Finny would walk again, yet never be able to play sports. This character is also the person who tells Gene that Finny died while under anesthesia.
Who is Dr. Stanpole
500

What is the climax of the novel? 

When Gene jounces the limb

500
A life lesson or moral lesson that everyone can learn from. This is the author's message to the audience
What is theme
500
This is how Finny died.
What is bone marrow got into his bloodstream, and stopped his heart
500

Leper having a mental breakdown

man vs himself