by Laurie Halse Anderson Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Characters Melinda Sordino Heather Billings Rachel/Rachelle Bruin Mr. Neck Hairwoman Ivy David Petrakis Mr. Freeman Andy Evans IT

Setting Syracuse, New York Begins in the summer before a girl’s freshman year of high school Time period of the novel takes the reader through the entire school year. Four “marking periods”…

Literary Terms Allusion Author’s Style Comic Relief Conflict Imagery Protagonist and Antagonist Simile and Metaphor Tone

Point of View The story is told in first person point of view. What is first person?

Literary Terms and Definitions Allusion: a reference to a person, place, poem, book, event, etc., which is not part of the story. Antagonist: the person or force that is in conflict with, or opposes, the protagonist. Author’s style:we will talk about this later. Comic relief: the intrusion of humor interrupting or immediately following a scene of great excitement.

More terms… Conflict: the struggle that moves the action forward in a work of literature. Three types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. himself. Imagery: the use of words to evoke impressions and meanings that are more than just the basic, accepted definitions of the words themselves.

Terms… Protagonist Similes and metaphors Tone-the atmosphere in a literary work or the attitude the author puts in a literary work.