Simile
"It collapsed onto the sixth floor, and then into Mahmoud's apartment, and on down like dominoes."
What two things are being compared?
The apartment collapsing and dominoes
"The war had made Mahmoud nervous. Twitchy. Paranoid. It had made his little brother a robot"
The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) Waleed and a robot
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
"A building shuddered and collapsed, smoke and debris avalanching out into the street"
what picture is the author painting?
the author is painting the picture of Mahmoud's home falling apart due to the missile.
"Mahmoud's heart was racing, his ears still buzzed, and his shoulder burned, but they were alive. Thye were alive! He felt tears come to his eyes and wiped them away."
What is the mood?
Relieved
"'Which side do you support?' The question was as dangerous as his gun."
What two things are being compared?
The danger of the soldier's question and a gun.
"Just four years ago, their home city of Aleppo had been the biggest, brightest, most modern city in Syria. A crown jewel of the Middle East."
1) What two things are being compared?
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1)The crown jewel and Aleppo
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
”His father’s shirt was stained at the armpits ,and with a quick sniff of his own shirt Mahmoud realized he stank too.”
1) What do you picture after reading this?
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
1) I picture Mahmoud and his family struggling and looking exhausted, dirty, etc.
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
"Mahmoud kicked. Paddled. Flailed. His face came out of the water and he gulped down air, and then a wave washed over him again and he went down."
What is the mood?
Terrified
Panicked
"Down past a pebbly brown beach, the Mediterranean Sea churned like a washing machine."
What two things are being compared?
The author uses simile to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) The Sea and a washing machine
2) The author uses simile to develop conflict to show the reader...
"The world was a whirlwind of bricks and broken dishes and table legs and heat, and Mahmoud slammed into a cabinet."
1) What two things are being compared?
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) Mahmoud's world to a whirlwind
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
"He couldn't see land anymore, just stormy gray waves that were getting taller and narrower, like they were driving a boat through the spiky tent tops at the Kilis refugee camp."
1) What do you picture after reading this?
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
1) A choppy, rough ocean.
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
"The outboard motor roared to life, and the refugees cheered and cried. Dad hugged Mahmoud then reached down to hug Mom, Waleed, and Hana. They were finally doing it. They were finally leaving Turkey for Europe!"
1) What is the mood?
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.
1) Relieved, Excited, Hopeful
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.
"'I see rocks!' someone at the front of the dinghy yelled, and there was a loud POOM! like a bomb exploding, and Mahmoud went tumbling into the sea."
What two things are being compared?
The author uses simile to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) the noise Mahmoud heard and a bomb
2) the author uses simile to develop conflict to show the reader....
"Mahmoud screamed louder than a fighter jet, and his parents didn't even tell him to hush."
1) What two things are being compared?
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) Mahmoud's scream to a fighter jet
2) The author uses metaphor to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
"But just as quickly as it was dark again, and the cold wind and the salty spray and the swelling sea still tormented them."
1) What do you picture after reading this?
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
1) An image of the waves smacking me in the face.
2)The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
"Mahmoud swam over to her and wrestled her hands into stillness, and she put her head on Mahmoud's shoulder and sobbed. Mahmoud's sister was gone, and so were his father and brother."
1)What is the mood?
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.
1) Sorrowful
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.
"The cold water was like a slap in Mahmoud's face."
What two things are being compared?
The author uses simile to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
1) the water and a slap
2) The author uses simile to develop _______ to show the reader ______.
"There were bodies on the beach too. People who hadn't survived the sea in the night, who hadn't been found by the Coast Guard in time. Men, mostly, but a few women too. And a child."
1) What do you picture after reading this?
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
1) A beach filled with dead bodies.
2) The author uses imagery to develop _____ to show the reader ______.
"All around Mahmoud, survivors thrashed and gasped, swamped by the choppy waves. There was nothing left of the dinghy. The engine had dragged the rest of it down."
1) What is the mood
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.
1) Terrified
2) The author uses mood to develop ______ to show the reader ______.