Literary Elements
Grammar
Vocabulary
Short Stories
Novels
100
A comparison using like or as
What is Simile
100
An action word.
What is verb
100
To examine carefully or critically.
What is analyze
100
The theme of this story is revenge.
What is the Interlopers or The Most Dangerous Game
100
Who is the protagonist in Stargirl (or Speak)
What is Leo (Melinda)
200
A common saying or expression
What is Idiom
200
Another word for a noun.
What is pronoun
200
Something that is passed down from generation to generation.
What is tradition
200
Irony is present in this story.
What is The Gift of the Magi or the Interlopers
200
What is the climax in Stargirl? (Speak)
What is when Stargirl decides that she is going to stop trying to be popular and be herself or the Ocotillo Ball. (When Melinda decides to come clean and tell the truth at the end)
300
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300
Tells you how, when, or where a verb is done. It tells you the position of the verb.
What is preposition.
300
Forceful contact or collision
What is impact
300
In The Most Dangerous Game, what group is General Zaroff and Ivan a part of?
What is the Cossaks
300
What is Shawn's external conflict in Stuck in Neutral?
What is the fact that his dad is trying to kill him.
400
The two types of problems in a text.
What is internal and external conflict.
400
A specific name of a person, place, or thing.
What is proper noun.
400
To sketch the plans
What is design
400
What is the internal conflict that General Zaroff has in The Most Dangerous Game?
What is he becomes bored with hunting
400
What is the theme of Stargirl (Speak)?
What is conformity (alienation, speak up)
500
A reference to another text.
What is allusion.
500
This is a word that refers to a non-specific person, place, or thing.
What is indefinite pronoun
500
Being able to deal with difficult situations skillfully by using your surroundings.
What is resourceful
500
What is the external conflict that Ulrich and Georg have in The Interlopers?
What is they fight over each other's land and have passed the hatred (family feud) down from generation to generation
500
From what point of view is Stargirl written (Speak)
What is 1st person