Symbol of Government and Order
The Conch
Vladek's first wife's name?
Anja
Comparison of two unlike things
Metaphor
Hans's favorite instrument
Accordion
Events that take place in a story
Plot
Country Where the boys are from
England (Britain or UK)
Animal used to depict Germans
Cats
Giving human attributes to non-humans
personification
Rudy's favorite athlete
Jesse Owens
Time and place - sometimes mood or atmosphere
Setting
How did the boys get to the island
Plane was shot down and crashed
Concentration camp where Vladek eventually went
Auschwitz
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Liesel's first book theft
The Gravedigger's Handbook
Techniques used by author to make characters come to life
Characterization
First boy to disappear and, presumably, die?
The boy with the mulberry colored birthmark
Vladek's son who "didn't come out from the war"
Richieu
two seemingly contradictory statements that might both, in fact, be true
Paradox
She spits on the Huberman's door daily
Frau Holtzapfel
The audience knows something the characters do not
Dramatic irony
Littlun' who keeps reciting his name and address?
Percival Wemys Madison
Comic Artie drew to try to deal with Mother's suicide
Prisoner from Hell Planet
Excessive exaggeration to make a point
Hyperbole
Why did Hans feel obligated to help Max
Max's father had saved Hans during WWI
All-knowing
Omniscient