Setting and Point of View
This is where the story takes place.
setting
This is the storyline/events that take place in the story.
plot
When a writer is able to create a picture in your head using descriptive and figurative language in the story.
imagery
The protagonist (main character) of "The Book Thief.
Liesel Meminger
Where and who with did Liesel learn to read?
in the basement with Papa
The person whose eyes we are seeing the story through.
point of view
This is the recurring idea throughout the story.
theme
This is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
simile
This is the Jewish man who takes refuge with Liesel's family.
Max Vandenburg
This is the street the Hubermanns live on.
Himmel Street
"I went to the library today," is an example of what point of view?
first person
This is the opposition between characters that occur in the plot.
conflict
This is a comparison between two things that aren't literally alike but do have something in common.
metaphor
This is Liesel's best friend. Often described with his blonde hair, blue eyes, athletic and educational talents.
Rudy Steiner
Who is Rudy's idol?
Jesse Owens
"You dropped your book," is an example of what point of view?
second person
This is how conflict is solved in the plot.
resolution
This is when you give a non-human object, human behaviors, actions, or thoughts.
personification
This is the narrator of "The Book Thief".
Death
This is the time period when "The Book Thief" takes place.
the 1930s
If I am standing in Molching (fiction town in "The Book Thief"), where am I?
Germany
True of False, The theme is a central message of the story.
true
This is when a word describes a sound or mimics the sound of the object or action. ex. boom! gulp!
onomatopoeia
This is the name of the first book Liesel ever stole.
the Grave Digger's Handbook
This is Death's favorite colored sky.
chocolate covered