The Marrow Thieves
This character is the narrator of The Marrow Thieves.
Who is Frenchie?
or
Who is Francis?
This city is the setting for Romeo and Juliet.
What is Verona?
Harrison escapes from this place at the beginning of the story.
What is prison?
The Iliad was written by this ancient Greek poet?
Who is Homer?
This device uses exaggeration to create emphasis, such as “I’ve told you a million times.”
What is hyperbole?
In the dystopian future of the novel, the government hunts Indigenous people for this part of their bodies.
What is their bone marrow?
Romeo kills this character, Juliet’s cousin, escalating the feud between the families.
Who is Tybalt?
The narrator and the other children find this trapped in a well.
Who is a man?
or
Who is the man in the well?
This device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect, like saying “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is hyperbole?
This device is the direct opposite of a simile and compares two things without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This character serves as a father figure and protector for Frenchie and the group.
Who is Miigwans?
or
Who is Miig?
This Character secretly marries Romeo and Juliet.
The mother insists on identifying as this nationality at the border, challenging the officials.
What is Blackfoot?
This form of poetry doesn’t have a fixed rhyme scheme or meter.
What is free verse?
This device involves giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
What is personification?
This sacred concept, passed down through storytelling and memory, represents both personal identity and cultural survival for the group.
What are dreams?
This poison-related plot device leads to the tragic ending of the play.
The story critiques this societal value by showing the dangers of enforced sameness.
What is forced equality?
This term refers to the central message or underlying meaning of a poem.
What is the theme?
This device occurs when what happens is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
What is irony?
Frenchie kills this character, once a traitor to the group, marking a major turning point in his emotional and moral journey.
Who is Travis?
This character delivers the final lines, reflecting on the tragedy and the families’ reconciliation.
Who is Prince?
The children’s reaction to the man includes this mix of emotions.
What are curiosity, fear, and/or cruelty?
This substance is used by Odysseus’ crew to avoid hearing the Sirens’ song.
What is beeswax?
This device involves a hint or suggestion about what will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?