Plot
Events leading up to the climax
What is rising action?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The message or lesson in the story.
What is theme?
Ms. French has a son, his name is _____.
What is Ms. French's son's name?
A girl tries to overcome her fear of public speaking by joining the debate team.
What is character vs. self?
When conflicts are resolved (for the most part).
What is resolution?
Giving human like qualities to a nonhuman object.
What is a personification?
The "hero" in the story.
What is the protagonist?
Ms. French's favorite music artist of all time is ______.
Who is Ms. French's favorite music artist?
The protagonist fights against the antagonist.
What is character vs. character?
We meet the characters, establish the setting, the conflict is introduced.
What is exposition?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
Ex. "Swoosh!" "Buzzed"
What is onomatopoeia?
Character vs. character, character vs. society, and character vs. nature are considered this type of conflict.
What is external conflict?
When Ms. French has free time she like to do this hobby (it includes the snow).
What is Ms. French's favorite hobby?
A person is trying to overthrow the government.
What is character vs. society?
The turning point of the story. This is the high point of the story when the character has to make a choice.
What is the climax?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly: a reference.
Ex. He studies all the time and is a regular Einstein!
What is allusion?
The character who causes problems for the protagonist. The "villian" of the story.
What is an antagonist?
Ms. French went and graduated from ________ (college) in Bakersfield, CA.
What is the name of the college Ms. French went and graduated from?
A person is considering giving up on their dream.
What is character vs. self?
The event that occurs throughout the story that the main character is trying to solve.
What is conflict?
Contradictory terms appearing in conjunction.
Ex. same/difference. Living/dead.
What is oxymoron?
These are the three elements that make up setting.
What are time, place, and environment?
Ms. French went and graduated from ______ high school.
What is the high school Ms. French went and graduated from?
A boy attempts to hike the Appalachian Trail alone. He suffers through storms, a moose attack, and the loss of his supplies.
What character vs. nature?