Literary Families
In this novel, Holden has an older brother named D.B. & a little sister named Phoebe.
What is "Catcher in the Rye"?
The magical country in which it is always winter but never Christmas?
What is "Narnia"?
I am the young tritagonist of a Dr. Seuss book in which a disgruntled recluse tries to steal Christmas
Who is "Cindy Lou Who"?
Introduces setting, characters, and initial situation
What is "Exposition"?
What is "genre"?
Three sisters who wrote under the pen names: Acton, Currer, and Ellis Bell
The Brontë sisters
A book in which a young boy takes a train ride to the North Pole
I am the 14-year-old protagonist of this coming-of-age story in which I learn about life, death, and how maybe we aren't so different on both sides of the track
Who is "Ponyboy Curtis"?
Idea or point that is central to a story
What is "theme"?
A literary device where one thing (an object, person, place, or idea) represents another, often something abstract or more complex.
What is "symbolism"?
Marmee, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy
The March family
A literary term intended to be both critical and humorous while poking fun at an institution or idea
What is "satire"?
I am one of the main protagonists of this book, in which I lose my parents and brother, and learn to read and love books.
Who is "Liesel Meminger"?
The "soul" of a story; opposition, either internal or external (more on that below); the challenges your protagonist must solve or resolve on the way to achieving his/her/their goal
What is "conflict"?
A spoken or written account of connected events
What is "narrative"?
They're kooky and they're spooky, a macabre family
What is "The Addams Family"?
A series of books detailing a family's travels from Pepin, Wisconsin
What is "Little House on the Prairie"?
I am a mid-30s woman who wakes up one morning bruised and bloody with no recollection of the night before.
Who is "Rachel Watson"?
The point where the plot reaches its highest point of tension, excitement, and suspense
What is "climax"?
A literary device that refers to a concise and memorable statement that expresses a universal truth or a wise observation about life.
What is "aphorism"?
A mother and son who get entangled with gods
Who are "Percy and Sally Jackson"?
A 13-book series written by a man with a "citrus-y" pen name in which a trio of siblings struggle to escape their circumstances
What is "Series of unfortunate events"?
I am a 9-year-old German boy living in Poland who is too innocent to understand the atrocities around me as I befriend a young boy on the other side of the fence
Who is "Bruno"?
The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a novel
What is "dénouement"?
A novel composed primarily of letters sent and received by its principal characters
What is "Epistolary"?