The villain of the story- not always a person
Person, object, idea that tries to THWART the protagonist's plan.
What is the antagonist?
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The most heart pumping part of the story where a turning point occurs- and often times a dynamic character undergoes an important change.
What is the climax?
100
Sheila, as a sweet as a powdered donut, smiled at the next contestant.
What is a simile?
as sweet as a powdered donut- comparing Sheila to a sweet
100
Friendship
Is this a topic or a theme? Why
What is a topic?
It is an idea that may lead to the author's message in a story.
100
The young girl coveted the trophy so much that she stayed up all hours of the night to practice for the contest.
Definition for coveted?
What is desires, wanted badly?
200
Suspense builds, hinting at events that will come to ahea din the climax.
What is rising action?
200
His eyes, black pools of sorrow, revealed so much to the stranger.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing eyes to black pools
200
A tsunami ravages a village.
What type of conflict?
What is MAN vs NATURE?
200
Part of speech for veer?
What is a verb- to turn sharply is an action
300
A one dimensional character who neither helps or hurts the plot.
What is a flat character?
300
Setting and characters are introduced.
What is the exposition?
300
The wind roared in my ear as I made my way to the plane's wing.
What is personification?
wind roars
300
Patience often leads to a successful outcome.
Topic or Theme of "Two Were Left"?
What is theme- it is one of the messages gleaned from the short story. If Noni had been impatient and killed the dog, he would have lived to regret the decision- or died alone.
Another theme: Loyalty breeds loyalty.
300
Use sublime in a good working sentence.
What is Answers will vary
The sublime morning, with bright sunshine and promise in the air, quickly fell apart when a storm blew in and cancelled all of the fun.
400
A character who changes over the course of a story- who does not stay the same as a static character does in a novel.
What is a dynamic character?
400
When events begin to slow down after the climax, and clues begin to make sense and questions are answered, the reader enters the ___________________ of the novel or story.
What is falling action?
400
He jumped ten miles to grab the frisbee out of the air; what a catch!
What is hyperbole?
He might have jumped high- but not ten miles.
400
A boy sees a $20.00 bill on the street. he thinks to himself- Do I take it? Do I turn it in? Do I leave it laying there? What should I do?
What is MAN vs. SELF
400
Synonym for ornery
What is grouchy, irritable?
Answers may vary here.
500
The main character- who often changes during the climax of the story.
What is the protagonist?
500
After the falling action occurs, a novel is usually wrapped up in the __________________.
What is the resolution?
500
Noni crafted a knife to kill Nimuk, threw the knife away, and then the knife caught the attention of the pilot who found the two stranded on the iceberg.
What is irony?
It is ironic that the knife made to kill actually saves.
500
The government swooped in and mandated under Marshall Law that everyone must evacuate the coast. One family refused to leave. What type of conflict exists here?
What is Man Vs Man, Man vs Society, Man vs Nature
500
Synonym for thwart AND part of speech?
What is to divert or prevent something from happening- it is a verb (an action)