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Figurative Language
Types of Characters
Type of Conflict
Themes
Stories We've Read
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They only know our love was brief, And passing like an autumn leaf.
What is simile?
100
This type is a main character that is often considered "the good guy."
What is a protagonist?
100
Erowyn is a mystic dragon-rider from the land of Gnarr. He has everything that a dragon-rider could want: a strong lance, a sturdy saddle, and a powerful dragon. One day while he is riding over Carowall, an evil wizard casts a spell that turns Erowyn's dragon against him. Now Erowyn will understand what it means to face off against a dragon, and he will have to summon all of his abilities to survive
What is man vs. man/ character vs. character?
100
Erin woke up late again and rushed out the door without a lunch or any lunch money. She wasn't too worried because she knew her friends were generous and would be willing to share with her. At the lunch table, Jan offer her part of her egg salad sandwich, but Jan thought egg salad was gross. Tony gave her his skim milk and she immediately asked others to trade her for chocolate. When Sharon offered her pistachios and Erin declined them, everyone else at the table became fed up with her and refused to share.
(variations accepted) Beggars can't be choosers.
100
This is the protagonist of The Most Dangerous Game.
Who is Sager Rainsford?
200
They went like moths into the grass with folded wings.
What is a simile?
200
This is a character that we know very little about.
What is a flat character?
200
Franz was once the best ballerina dancer in Europe, until he was involved in a tragic dancing accident that shattered his anklebone. After several surgeries and months of physical therapy, Franz was told that he might never dance again. Join Franz as he pushes the limits of recovery and anatomy on a quest to regain his former grace and poise as a lead dancer.
What is man vs. self/ character vs. self?
200
Jamie's friends invited her to a party this weekend, but she knew that if she bailed on her study group again, they were going to find someone to replace her. She had a big test next week, but she also heard that Chad, her crush, would be attending the party. Not only did she go to the party and get grounded by her parents, but she also failed her test.
(variations accepted) Choose your priorities wisely.
200
This is the drunken fool in The Cask of Amontillado.
Who is Fortunado?
300
There the unregulated sun Slopes down to rest when day is done,
What is personification?
300
this is a character that we know a lot about.
What is a round character?
300
Beth wanted to look just like the famous pop star Lady Goo-goo, so she went to the hair stylist and requested a drastic new haircut, one that required her shaving half of her head. When she left the hair stylist, it looked pretty good, but the next day she began worrying she couldn't pull it off. She finds herself unable to muster the courage to walk through the halls of her high school.
What is man vs. self/ character vs. self?
300
This is a theme that can be found in "The Most Dangerous Game"?
(variations accepted) Put yourself in other peoples' shoes.
300
This is the setting of The Sniper.
Who is Dublin, Ireland?
400
A poem is merely a flowering twig of thought.
What is a metaphor?
400
This is a character that changes over the course of a story.
What is a dynamic character?
400
Angela is having the time of her life on a cruise ship with food and fun all around her. Just as she is preparing for the limbo competition, the ship crashes into an iceberg, which punctures the hull and causes the ship to sink. Now she and a group of strangers must fight for survival on a life raft deep in the ice-cold ocean waters with limited supplies.
What is man vs. nature/ character vs. nature?
400
This is the universal message for The Sniper.
(variations accepted) War tears families apart.
400
Madame Loisel's husband works for this department of the Ministry.
What is the Ministry of Education?
500
The white moth is a ghost ship Drifting through.
What is a metaphor?
500
This type of character stays the same throughout a story.
What is a static character?
500
It's 1938 and Max Schnell is a native German citizen wondering if the world has gone mad around him. His Jewish friends and neighbors have been forbidden to own businesses, work in retail stores, drive cars, go to the movies, or attend public schools. Seeking to raise awareness and to build a resistance against this anti-Semitic movement, Max begins printing an underground newspaper.
What is man vs. society/ character vs. society?
500
This is the universal message of The Necklace.
(variations accepted) Appreciate what you have instead of pining for what you don't have. Telling the truth can save you a lot of grief in the end.
500
This is the narrator in The Cask of Amontillado.
Who is Montresor?