Parts of Speech
Plot Diagram Component
Racing the Great Bear
Vocabulary
Literary Terms
100

What is an Adjective?

A word that describes a Noun.

100

What is either; the turning point in the story or the most exciting point in the story?

The Climax.

100

Who is the Protagonist?

Swiftrunner

100

What is the writer or speaker's choice of words?

Diction

100

When an action or object has a deeper meaning than its face value.

Symbolism.

200

What is a Noun?

A person, place thing or idea.

200

What two components make up the Setting?

Time and Location.

200

Who is the Antagonist?

The Bear Spirit, Nyagwahe.

200

What term means, brief or to the point?

Concise

200

When something happens that does not meet logical expectation.

it is situational Irony.

300

What is a verb?

Words that indicate action.

300

What is the literary term used for the problem in a narrative?

Conflict

300

What is the object Swiftrunner accepts from the Chief to signify he will go on the journey?

Wampum

300

The main character of a narrative is called?

Protagonist

300

When I author uses dialogue, plot events and internal thoughts to help you understand the type of person a character is.

Characterization.

400

What is a pronoun?

a word used in place of a noun or noun phrase.

400

What are the linear series of events that build up to the Climax?

Rising Actions

400

Which supporting character gives Swiftrunner objects and advice that will help him on his quest?

Grandmother

400

What is, the over all emotional quality of a work?

Mood

400

When a part of the narrative seems to be missing.

What is a plot hole.

500

What is an adverb?

a word or phrase that modifies or explains the manner in which an action is carried out.

500

What two components are identified in the Exposition?

Characters & Setting.

500

Where does this native American folk tale take place?

Current day NeW York State

500

what is, the perspective from which the story is told?

Point of View

500

A comparison between two unlike things without the use of like or as...

Metaphor