Vocabulary
Yeh-Shen
Sootface
Figurative Language
Fig. Lang. Examples
100
Collapse
To fall down
100
The Golden Fish
Who is Yeh-Shen's only friend?
100
Sootface's older sisters bully her and make her do all the house work.
What terrible situation is Sootface in?
100
Hyperbole
What is a exaggeration showing feeling or effect?
100
Simile
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
200
Glistening
Sparkling
200
She wear's Yeh-Shen's coat so the fish will believe she is Yeh-Shen.
What does Yeh-Shen's stepmother do to trick the fish?
200
The sisters lie about why Sootface is dirty and she is too afraid of them to tell her dad the truth.
Why doesn't Sootface's father help her?
200
Onomatopoeia
What are words that mimic sounds?
200
Hyperbole
Can I see you for a second?
300
Eldest
Oldest
300
The stepmother wants to find a husband for her daughter and is afraid if any man sees Yeh-Shen first they will not not want to marry her daughter.
Why doesn't Yeh-Shen's stepmother allow her to go to the festival?
300
The two sisters hearts are not kind and honest.
Why can't the two sisters see the warrior's bow and bowstring?
300
Simile
What is a comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
300
Idiom
Dinner is on the house.
400
Banquet
What is a dinner honoring a particular guest of occasion
400
The Stepmother is angry that Yeh-Shen kept this secret from her. Wants to take away the only thing Yeh-Shen cherishes.
Why does the stepmother kill the fish?
400
Sootface's sisters are lazy and bad tempered.
Why to the older sisters mistreat Sootface?
400
Personification
Giving human traits to objects or ideas
400
Personification
The clouds smiled down at me.
500
Embrace
to hold close
500
Her king father and Queen mother became ill and died.
How did Yeh-Shen end up as an orphan?
500
Her scars and ashes are washed away. Her hair grows long and beautiful. She marries the warrior.
How is Sootface rewarded in the story?
500
Idiom
What is a saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally?
500
Onomatopoeia
BOOM!
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