Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this:
"Next to show up was a rodent-faced man who identified himself as Dusty's attorney." (Chapter 8, Page 83)
What can we infer about Bull based on this quote?
"You'll tell him won't you, Underwood? Tell him I stopped over and said I was sorry. When you see him again, I mean." (Chapter 14, Page 163)
When are words such as mother, father, mama, daddy, aunt, and uncle supposed to be capitalized?
When these words are used as names
What does the following simile mean?
"Mr. Shine looked like he'd swallowed a bad clam." (Chapter 8, Page 84).
What type of figurative language is this:
"Dusty didn't fall for my story. 'Abbey ain't much bigger'n a pilchard herself.' " (Chapter 11, Page 121)
What can we infer about Noah's mother based on this quote:
"My mother only weighs 110 pounds, but she doesn't think small. She walked up to the shack and rapped on the door and didn't wait for it to be opened -- she just barged in." (Chapter 11, Page 120)
(Chapter 13)
A reference to a person, a historical event, or a fictional character or story
What type of irony is this:
"Dad folded his arms thoughtfully. 'So I am a fugitive after all.' ... 'Congratulations,' Abbey muttered." (Chapter 9, Page 99).
What type of figurative language is this:
"Dad...began shining the spotlight through the mangroves... He lit up a family of racoons and a grouchy blue heron..." (Chapter 11, Page 119)
What can we infer about Noah based on this quote:
"As disgusting as it was to be wading through the Coral Queen's toiled crud... I charged back into the waves, kicking and splashing and hollering like a lunatic... In a fright it [the loggerhead turtle] ducked under and scooted off..." (Chapter 12, pages 139-141).
He got a job with Tropical Rescue, towing in tourists who ran out of gas or rammed their boats aground.
Verbal, situational, and dramatic
What type of writing technique is this:
"That night Abbey barely touched her dinner. She said she didn't feel well and asked to go to bed early." (Chapter 10).
Foreshadowing
What type of figurative language is this:
"In a righteous tone he described his client [Dusty Muleman] as... a 'pillar of the community.' " (Chapter 8, Page 83)
Idiom
What can we infer about Noah's mother based on this quote:
"What goes around comes around." (Chapter 14, Page 168).
She believes that people eventually get what they deserve.
When the author gives the reader a hint of something that is going to happen before it actually happens
What is foreshadowing in writing used for?
To build suspense or create anxiety
There are two types of figurative language in the following quote. What are they?
"The voice belonged to a lanky, long-armed man with woolly, silvery hair. A gleaming gold coin hung from a tarnished chain around his neck. His craggy face looked like a mahogany stump, and on one tanned cheek was a scar in the shape of an M." (Chapter 13, Page 153)
Imagery and Simile
What can we infer about Shelly based on this quote:
" 'How you doin', Noah?' Shelly said to me... 'Feelin' okay?' She gave me a narrow look to let me know that she knew I wasn't telling the truth." (Chapter 10, Page 110)
Shelly is very perceptive and isn't fooled easily.
What is symbolism?
When an object/thing represents certain ideas or qualities
What does the fish and this part of Noah's dream symbolize?
"All I had to do to save myself was let go of the stupid fishing rod, but it was the biggest tarpon I'd ever seen and I wanted desperately to catch it." (Chapter 8, Page 92)