Speaking Figuratively
"A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again."
What is Imagery? (BONUS if you say visual!)
John tells the story of his son to Buck.
What is character development?
A gross exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
Buck is constantly getting into trouble for chasing these.
What are rabbits?
The planet on which "All Summer In a Day" takes place.
What is Venus?
"The crackling turned into a snapping, the sled pivoting and the runners slipping and grating several inches to the side."
Onomatopoeia
Buck is stolen and caged.
What is the exposition (plot)?
The action of reiterating something that has already been said or written.
What is a repetition?
This leads Spitz to attack Buck.
What is jealousy?
The region/place where Buck meets John Thorton.
What is the Yukon (Canada) ?
In All Summer in a Day, Margot described the sun "It's like a Penny" she said once, eyes closed.
What is a simile?
What is the main idea?
The device that evokes certain feelings for readers. Sometimes referred to as atmosphere (especially by Ms. Nolan)
What is mood?
Each time Buck gets his trouble, he sees his alter ego. Describe him.
What is the black husky/wolf with the yellow eyes?
In the beginning of the story, Buck's bad behavior gets him locked outside the house. What does he do?
What is he destroys the family picnic/dinner?
"Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king."
What is a metaphor?
Love and loyalty are earned over time.
What is theme?
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is irony?
Buck meets John Thornton for the second time, when Thornton runs into town to deliver this.
What is a letter?
Buck returns this musical instrument to John Thornton when they first meet.
What is a harmonica?
"The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life."
What is personification?
At the end of the story, Buck faces his greatest struggle. Name the type of conflict.
What is person (dog) vs. self?
Reflects the author's or speaker’s feelings or attitude toward the subject that it being addressed.
What is tone?
Bucks 3rd owner is the man in the horrible red suit who is searching for this.
What is the Lost Cabin and/or the river of gold?
Buck becomes part of a team that carries this.
What is the mail?