This is an example of which figurative language?
"Terabithia was like a castle where you came to be knighted."
Simile, Symbolism
The themes are
Friendship, childhood, conformity, and individuality, and fear.
Falling action
The last chapter, when the Burkes move away and Jess builds the bridge to Terabithia.
As it turns out, who is the fastest kid in fifth grade?
Leslie
Who is the person crying in the bathroom whom Leslie goes in to comfort?
Janice Avery
"Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day."
Simile
Symbols in the novel.
The creek, the rope over the creek, Terabithia, the bridge to Terabithia.
Climax
The moment when Jess returns from his trip to Washington to find that Leslie has drowned.
When Jess first meets Leslie, what is he unsure about?
Is she a boy or a girl?
At the end of the novel, exactly how many times has Jess been to the National Gallery of Art?
once
"Being Mrs. Myers' pet was pure poison at Lark Creek."
Metaphor
What event was foreshadowed in the novel?
Leslie's death.
"But Leslie, what if you die? What if you die?
Protagonist
Jess and secondarily Leslie
At the beginning of the novel, why has Jess been getting up early every morning?
to practice running so he can be the fastest kid in the 5th grade
Who gives Jess the wood he uses to make a more permanent bridge to Terebithia at the end of the book?
The Burks
"It melted her."
Idiom
What is the setting (Time)of the novel and the place?
Time late 1970s
place Lark Creek, a rural area in the South
Antagonist
There is no clearly defined antagonist.
The closest thing is would be society and its pressure to conform.
Who is most comforting to Jess after Leslie dies?
His father.
Who is the new queen of Terabithia?
Joyce Anne
"The dog was a little brown and black thing with great brown eyes."
Imagery
Point of view?
The point of view throughout the story is Jess's.
Resolution in the novel?
Jess builds a bridge to Terabithia.
Through his friendship with Leslie, Jess truly manages to find himself. But he is not simply dependent on her for this newfound sense of self; when she dies, he eventually finds that he can carry on and continue in the path of personal growth she has helped him to find. Jess is a thoroughly admirable boy on his way to becoming a man, and the story of his growth is the kernel of Bridge to Terabithia.
How does Leslie die?
What does Leslie have that Jess wishes he had?
She hits her head on a rock after a rope break.
courage
What does Leslie say she has done that no other kid in fifth grade has done?
She has gone scuba diving.