I am a bear when I am tired.

I am so hungry, I could eat an elephant.

Life is like a box of chocolates.

"Lying only leads to more problems" is an example of:

Her eyes are stars.

She was fast like a cheetah.

I'm so embarrassed that I might die!

A police station getting robbed is an example of:

When the author creates tension or anxiety about what will happen next.

The life lesson of a story is:

My house is a zoo.

Sarcasm is an example of:

He was as slow as a sloth.

"She is as innocent as an angel" is an example of:

"The world is a stage" is an example of:

"Chase two girls, lose the one" is an example of

"The lights danced across the sky" is an example of:

"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool."

This passage is an example of:

"Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy" is an example of:

"We were worn out and worn down. Bone-weary and tearful. And in the end, it was all too much. In my case, the pressure of trying to keep all the balls in the air led to two severe depressive episodes when I was in my 30s."

In this example, the writer is setting a:

"Patience you must have, my young Padawan." is an example of:

The part of the story when SUSPENSE is building and the conflict is beginning to get worse.

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

How is falling action defined?

A character who doesn't change throughout the story is a

A character who changes or grows over the course of the story is a

At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Smith is very upset that she must teach kindergarten this year. She is worried that she won’t know how to treat the young students. At the end of the story, Mrs. Smith is sad that she won’t be teaching kindergarten next year, because this was the best school year she’s ever had. Mrs. Smith is a _______________ character.

In this story, the bus driver’s name is Al. The reader knows his name, and that he drives the bus every day. Al doesn’t participate in the plot other than driving the bus. Al is likely a _________________ character.

John is a doctor working against the clock to find a cure for a disease that is threatening the human race. Despite all odds, he meets the challenge. John is the

In this story, Bryan is the main character’s brother. At the beginning of the story, he makes fun of the main character because of her hair cut. At the end of the story, he continues to make fun of the character. Bryan is most likely a

the character/force in conflict with the main character

“What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me.

"Is that on the quiz?" I ask, grinning as I type.

"I think we've studied just about everything else." Mrs. V chuckles.

"I'd be scared to let go," I type.

"Afraid you'd fall?" she asks.

"No. Afraid it would feel so good, I'd just fly away.”

― Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind

"Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar

How can you know that something is written in first person point of view?

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

On their wedding day, the groom gave his bride a bouquet of red roses. What do the red roses symbolize?