| A | B |
|---|
| an example of an idiom | out of the blue |
| an example of a simile | hydrant gushing like Niagara Falls |
| an example of a metaphor | Krimpets were a gold mine |
| an example of a hyperbole | He had the speed of lightning |
| an example of personification | Cobble's knot was dead. |
| theme | what the author wants the reader to learn |
| plot | series of events in the story |
| setting | time and place of the story |
| characterization | traits of the characters |
| internal conflict | a problem about which the charachter worries |
| external conflict | a problem with someone or something |
| conflict | any problem or struggle the character faces |
| resolution | how the story's conflict is solved |
| Maniac | main character |
| Maniac's real name | Jeffrey Lionel Magee |
| Amanda Beale | carried books in a suitcase |
| Hester and Lester | Amanda's siblings |
| Mars Bar Thompson | a tough kid |
| Pickwells | large family with alliterative names |
| Russell and Piper | John McNab's brothers |
| Earl Grayson | former minor league baseball player |
| John McNab | threw a frogball |
| definition of "simile" | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as." |
| definition of "metaphor" | a comparison of two unlike things |
| definition of "idiom" | something that means something that the words do not actually say |
| definition of "hyperbole" | an extreme exaggeration |
| definition of "personification" | making a non-living thing sound alive |
| George McNab | building a pill box |
| Maniac's allergic to... | pizza |
| Maniac's favorite treat | butterscotch Krimpets |
| Beale family address | 728 Sycamore |
| Grayson and Maniac's address | 101 Band Shell Boulevard |
| McNab's gang | the Cobras |
| boundary between East and West Ends | Hector Street |
| Cobble's Knot | conquered by Maniac |
