VOCALIZE the VOCABULARY
Extreme exaggeration used to create emphasis
What is hyperbole?
This is where Kevin and Max find Iggy and Loretta Lee
What is the Tenements or New Testaments?
This the first person narrator of the novel
Maxwell or Max
When a traumatic event occurs and a victim chooses to flee, or escape, in order to survive
What is FLIGHT response?
To warn or indicate a future event
What is foreshadow?
The opposite of what is expected
What is irony?
This referred to as the highest, most exciting, or tense part of a plot
What is the climax?
This is Freak's real name
When a traumatic event occurs and a victim chooses to defend themselves in order to survive
What is FIGHT response?
This is a gift that Freak gives to Max in the novel
What is a blank book or dictionary?
This is Freak's mother's name
The Fair Gwen or Guinivere
When a traumatic event occurs and a victim cannot choose what to do to survive, so they defend themselves by mentally escaping
What is FREEZE response?
This is defined as our mental pictures of who we are as people. (We see this fluctuate, or change dramatically, as Max narrates the novel)
What is self-concept?
When an object, person, or idea in a text has an additional meaning beyond its literal one
What is symbolism?
This is the place where Max first takes Freak after seeing him outside
What is the Down Under?
This is Max's grandfather's name
This is defined as mentally separating yourself from reality to protect from trauma
What is DISSOCIATION?
As Freak points out in the novel, this person is notable for being a legendary king and hero who proved his strength superseded his size
King Arthur?
An idea, symbol, image, or device that occurs multiple times throughout a text
What is a motif?
This is where Max takes Freak and they run into a gang of "goons" that forces them to flee. After they leave this place, they ultimately become Freak the Mighty!
What is the Fourth of July fireworks show in the park?
This character is responsible for first attempting to save, or free, Maxwell
Who is Loretta Lee?
This is defined as a deeply distressing experience
What is TRAUMA?
This is the disconnect between how we think memory works and how it actually works
What is the Illusion of Memory?