Literary vocabulary

Shot me out of the sky you're my kryptonite you keep making me weak yeah frozen and can't speak

a love story, William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."- Taylor Swift (Song: Love Story)

A stutterer preparing for a public speech

The problem in the story is known as the 

Trying to summit Mount Everest

"That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles/and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet'"

I found myself In wonderland Get back on My feet again.Is this real Is it pretend 

That girl is pretty ugly is 

old news is an example of 

character trying to decide between good and evil or overcome self-doubts.

Hurricane Katrina destroying a person’s house and livelihood

even odds is an example of 

When a story starts off with a bit of history about the story or character

A boy's village is wiped out by a hurricane is an example of 

original copy is an example of 

small giant is an example of 

This conflict develops from a protagonist’s inner struggles, 

A little bit of one story joins onto an idea from another,

as obstacles outside the protagonist force the protagonist to deal with inner issues

An alcoholic struggling to abstain from liquor

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking out against segregation

When 2 words with opposite meanings are put together and actually make sense

A loner struggling to fit in at school

a literary work or device that makes fun of its subject

Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and Moby Dick by Herman Melville are examples of 

“Nothing was stolen. I had an honest thief.” would be an example of 

A guard dog attacking a thief

The character stands at odds with societal norms

"I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right,

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to make fun of a group or genre 

kill with kindness is an example of 

In this type of conflict a character is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals. 

One boy is responsible for warning a town that a tornado is headed their way

A divorcing couple trying to determine custody rights

A situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests. 

When a book or movie mentions another book or movie