Monday, December 1, 2014

12-1-14 Novel Worksheet Questions

Novel Worksheet
                                                                                                                                             Name:
                                                                                                                                             Date:
                                                                                                                                             Period:

Answer the following questions on separate paper. Typing is preferred, but not required.
Rephrase the question in your answer, and answer the questions in complete sentences.

1.  What is the primary setting of the story?
2.  Who is (are) the main character(s) of the story? Give a brief description of each.
3.  Who is the protagonist of the story? Explain. The antagonist? Explain.
4.  What is the primary conflict the protagonist must overcome?  Is it an internal or external conflict?  Explain.
5.  For each of the main characters you identified in question #2, are they static or dynamic?  Explain how you
know this.
6.  From what point of view is this novel told?  (First person, third person limited, third person omniscient.) 
            Give a passage from the story (in quotes) that demonstrates this.
7.  Find at least five examples of figurative language in the novel. Write the example and explain whether it is
            a metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification or hyperbole. At least three of your examples need
            to be metaphors or similes.
8.  What is the mood created in this book? Explain (and give at least three examples) how one of the three
following literary devices helps create this mood:  word choice, imagery, and setting.
9.   What is the tone of this novel?  Explain. (This might require some research about the author.)
10.  What is a theme for this book?  Explain the theme and give at least three events from the story that
            help illustrate this theme.




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