Figurative Language
I'm just an animal looking for a home, and
Share the same space for a minute or two
And you love me 'til my heart stops
Metaphor
This Must Be the Place - Talking Heads
What is a synonym for the word "mischief"?
Mischief - misbehavior, disobedience
What is Jonas's citizen number?
19
recollection
recollection - noun, a memory
What memories does the Giver transmit to Jonas?
1. The memory of snow.
2. The memory of rain.
3. The memory of the hot, hot sun.
2. The memory of rain.
It's like tracing figure eights
On ice in skates, so well
And if this ice should break
It would be my mistake
Simile
PPP - Beach House
Memory, recall, remembrance
What are Asher and Fiona's assignments?
Asher is named Assistant Director of Recreation; Fiona is named Caretaker of the Old.
relish
relish - great enjoyment
Which one is a ritual in The Giver?
1. Sharing of dreams after dinner.
2. Sharing of feelings at night.
3. Reciting a pledge of allegiance in school.
2. Sharing of feelings at night.
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Anaphora
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
What is a synonym for the word "unnerving"?
disturbing, unsettling, uncomfortable
Why does the Giver look so old?
He is weighed down by the memories he has to hold for the community.
jaunty
jaunty - adjective, having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
Which of the following is NOT a quote from chapter 11.
1. "They moistened a little."
2. "One part of his consciousness knew that he was still lying there, on the bed, in the Annex room."
3. "Jonas gathered up the snow from the ground and formed it into a snowball."
3. "Jonas gathered up the snow from the ground and formed it into a snowball."
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
Metaphor
Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benetar
What is a synonym for "precision"?
exactness, accuracy, correctness
Jonas receives a list of 8 instructions in his Assignment folder. What are they?
The team that gets the most correct will get double the points.
indolence
indolence - noun, avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
Which detail from The Giver is not true.
1. Year 9s get their bicycles.
2. Year 6s get their front button jackets.
3. Year 8s start their volunteer hours.
2. Year 6s get their front button jackets.
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed
Personification
Micheal Jackson Thriller
What is a synonym for indolence?
What is Sameness?
a forced, artificial state of absolute conformity, monotony, and equality adopted by the community
throng
throng - a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
Which is not a quality identified in Jonas for his new position.
1. leadership
2. integrity
3. intelligence
1. leadership