Figurative Language
“...but do I complain about the crummy paneling, or the rug that smells like low tide?”
Simile
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“...you are a cloud, the kind you see in the sky on a windy day...”
Metaphor
True or false: The bionic surgery was real. If Kevin lived, he would have been able to get the surgery.
False, it was all in his imagination
What does "looks can be deceiving" mean?
The way someone looks doesn't tell you everything you need to know about them.
Resolution
“I’m just this critter hiding out in the basement, drooling in my comic books or whatever.”
Metaphor
“Freak is talking a mile a minute...”
Hyperbole
Why did Kevin give Max an empty book?
So he could write down their stories
What does betrayal mean?
When you break your loyalty to someone.
When you go behind their back.
When you hurt someone who trusts you.
Freak gives a flashback of when he was in daycare and met Freak for the first time.
Exposition
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What story does Kevin often ALLUDE to?
King Arthur
“The soft chair keeps a hold of me...”
Personification
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When Killer Kane is strangling Loretta.
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What does loyalty mean?
Staying true to someone.
Loving them no matter what.
Freak squirts Killer Kane in the eyes and Max is saved.
Climax
“...you can hear him wheezing or I guess you’d call it panting, like a dog does on a hot day.”
Onomatopoeia and simile
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“Turned over a new leaf...”
Idiom
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What did MAX bring to the end of Kevin's bed when he visits him in the hospital.
***MUST BE SAID CORRECTLY****
the ornithopter
What is an example of the theme "looks can be deceiving"?
Answers may vary
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Kevin and Max go on a quest to the sewer to find a purse.
Rising Action
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...reading books is the last thing I want to do, right after trimming my toenails with the lawnmower...
Hyperbole
"You hit the nail in the head"
Idiom
What did Kevin choke on?
*Must be said correctly, or no points. It is 3 words
American chop suey
*Must be said correctly, or no points.
What is the difference between loyalty and betrayal?
Answers may vary
Falling action