Figurative Language
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as"
What is a simile
re as in renew, rewrite,
What is to do again
er as in teacher, lawyer, doctor
What is a person
The name of the orphanage Bud lived in
What is "The Home"
The cause of the Great Depression
This is a comparison between two things, without using like or as
What is a metaphor
dis, as in disinterested, disconnect
What is not or the opposite of
ing as in running, jumping, singing
What is in the process of or happening now
The city Bud lives in
What is Flint
The president during the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover
When a non-human animal or object is given human characteristics
What is personification
mid as in midday, midway
what is in the middle
less, as in fearless, worthless, joyless
What is without
The place Bud and Bugs went to
What is a Hooverville
Shantytowns where homeless lived
What are Hoovervilles
When several words in a row have the same first letter, such as "The grey goose grabbed Gary's garbage"
What is alliteration
mis, as in misinformation, misfire
What is wrong
est, as in tallest, biggest, strongest
What is most
What is Sleepy LaBone
A drought that caused a lot of dust to form over the midwest and the destruction of farms
What is The Dust Bowl
What is anamorphism
anti, as in antidisestablishmentarianism, antidepressant
ment, as in argument, enjoyment
What is the act of
What is The Sweet Pea
What is a union