Literary Terms
When and where the action of the story takes place.
What is setting?
"A small fox, his fur as bright as a flame..."
What is a simile?
The American southwest, in the 1940s during World War II in the Playas Valley around April
What is the setting?
To stay longer than needed or expected
What is linger?
This happened as Manuel was walking home from the reservation
What is met a fox?
The action of the story.
What is plot?
"He saw the girl's shoes...standing demurely by the wall."
What is personification?
Manuel's mother was paralyzed by this and it affected her memory
What is a stroke?
to move around or avoid something
What is to circumvent?
This happened while Manuel was at school the day after his mother's stroke
The turning point and the most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax?
"His heart fluttered with anticipation of a scolding ..."
What is an onomatopoeia?
Known as the "trickster" in Navajo legend
What is the fox?
showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
What is naive?
What is Manuel found and took her fox skin?
The lesson or the universal truth that the author wants the reader to learn or understand.
What is the theme?
"... the pot of sweet-smelling squash soup sat on the stove."
What is alliteration? (or consonance)
The type of shoes Tomiko wore
What are Mary Janes?
harmful
What is malevolent?
This happened right after Manuel challenged Tomiko when she demanded her skin back.
What is she ran away crying?
An idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type in a story that symbolizes something universal in the human experience. (Ex. the hero, the villian, trickster, etc.)
What is an archetype?
"Manuel's shadow grew longer with every step, but he kept his nose to the ground ..."
What is an idiom?
This illuminated Manuel's living room
What is a kerosene lamp?
well meaning and kindly
What is benevolent?
This happened when Manuel saw Tomiko come home dirty and covered in dirt and dust.
What is he realized that she was digging a tunnel back into the relocation camp?