Parts of Speech
Most words can be several different parts of speech, but "not" in this case; "never" is one of these, too
What is an adverb?
A verb and a color make up this two-word phrase, which sums up the theme fairly well
What is "stay gold?"
Either I change during the story, or I'm one of these
What is a static character?
They also call us the wise men, and we call ourselves "we three kings" in a Christmas hymn
Who are the magi?
Who is Cap?
Living room and Christmas tree are examples of this specific part of speech, which requires more than one word, and has two in its name
What is a compound noun?
It's usually a word for "rough" or "strong," but it means something else--Paul Newman, for example-- when it's spelled this way
What is t-u-f-f tuff?
Metaphors, similes, and personification are all examples of this type of writing or speaking
What is figurative language?
Rainsford's ship-mate; the one who didn't fall off the boat and didn't need to be hunted himself to consider the feelings of the jaguar;
Who is Whitney?
St. Christopher's also has this event each year, but it doesn't include a new student getting tackled by the football team
What is the pep rally?
These modify nouns and pronouns, but they do so quite specifically, and with a capital letter
What are proper adjectives?
If I think something bad is about to happen, I might be having one of these
What is a premonition?
This one has me on the edge of my seat.
What is suspense?
The old man--not the proud one--offered his advice here
Where is Sulphur Creek?
If she's not watching Trigonometry and Tears, this character might be lashing out at her mom or asking her dad for driving lessons
Who is Sophie (Donnelly)?
Mr. Millspaugh likes to say that when "like" means "similar to," it is an example of this
What is a preposition?
Pony and Johnny went to Buck Merrill's for Dally, and they left with these five things
What is a gun, money, a shirt, a jacket, and a plan?
The outcomes pursued by Zaroff and Georg make them examples of this
What is an antagonist?
This name, fading from the letter-box card, goes between "James" and "Young"
Who is Dillingham?
You can tell I'm not the weather because my name, like all names, starts with a capital letter.
Who is Rain?
When a pronoun replaces a noun, you might call the noun left behind by this name
What is an antecedent?
These boys sure talk funny, but they're good company in a rumble
Who are the Brumly boys?
The point of view of the narration you are reading this very moment
What is 2nd person?
Also known as Saki, this three-named author was born in Southeast Asia
Who is Hector Hugh Munro?
This girl (first and last name) has a crush on Cap, but she's not real.
Who is Lorelei Lumley?