Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
The protaganist from "Americanah"
Who is Ifemelu
No species of these animals are found in New Zealand or Ireland
What are snakes
The island the Native occupiers hoped to buy
What is Alcatraz duhhhhh
Ms. Lathrop's first name
Ellen
A comparison of two unlike objects
What is a metaphor
One of the Native tribes whose creation stories we read
What are the any of the following: Haudenosaunee, Cherokee, and Hopi
In a game of pool, this is the color of the one ball
What is yellow
Who is Richard Oakes
Ms. Lathrop's sister's first name
What is Laurel
Vivid description of a setting or character, designed to appeal to the 5 senses
What is imagery
What the characters are fighting over in "Popular Mechanics"
A baby
When referring to a computer monitor (or the band) what does LCD stand for?
Liquid Crystal Display
The total number of occupations of Alcatraz by Native people
What is 3
One of the universities Ms. Lathrop attended
What are George Washington University or Harvard
When an author uses something to represent a larger abstract topic
What is a symbol
This aquatic animal is what Victor's father is compared to in "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona"
What is a salmon
The number of hearts an octopus has
What is three
The school Ms. Lathrop taught at before SOTA
What is Rooftop
The repetition of a consonant at the beginning of several words
What is alliteration
The name of the woman who is selected to be killed at the end of "The Lottery"
Who is Tessie Hutchinson
The land animal with the largest brain
An elephant
The substance that Native people were prosecuted for stealing from the island
What is copper wire
Ms. Lathrop's favorite reality TV show
What is Survivor