Figurative Language
And truly Buck was the Fiend incarnate, raging at their heels and dragging them down like deer as they raced through the trees.
What three types of figurative language are found in the sentence above?
Buck was the Fiend incarnate = metaphor
Dragging them down like deer = simile
Dragging them down like deer = alliteration
Recover from illness or exertion.
Recuperate
Correct the spelling: Jelous
Jealous
Recover one's health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation
Convalesce
What is the law of the Southland?
The Law of Love and Fellowship
Pivoting on his hind legs, and snapping and gashing, he was everywhere at once, presenting a front which was apparently unbroken so swiftly did he whirl and guard from side to side.
A. Hyperbole B. Alliteration C. Metaphor
A. Hyperbole
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough
Superfluous
Correct the spelling: Extrordinary
Extraordinary
Not harmful or offensive
Innocuous
How does Buck learn the Law of Club and Fang?
By observing and adapting
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
A. Onomatopoeia B. Alliteration C. Imagery
B. Alliteration
Hard and continuous work; Laborious effort
Toil
Correct the spelling: Muscle
It's correct! Muscle
Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body; respond with great emotional or physical discomfort to a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought
Writhe
What two animals are killed by Buck in chapter 7?
Bull moose + black bear
A simile uses "like" or "as"
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something.
Implore
Correct the spelling: Thurough
Thorough
Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing, causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration
Jarring
What is a possible theme of The Call of the Wild? In other words, what is a life lesson we learn from Buck's journey?
Survival of the fittest
Perseverance and patience lead to victory
Obey the laws of the land
We can become who we are meant to be if put in the right circumstances
An exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true.
A. Alliteration B. Idiom C. Personification D. Hyperbole
D. Hyperbole
Make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily.
Blunder
Correct the spelling: Defenite
Definite
Impossible to stop or prevent (of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty
Inexorable
Buck vs. Spitz final fight to the death