Figurative Language
Coach was like a chipped-tooth turtle.
Is this comparison a simile or metaphor?
What is a simile? Uses LIKE to compare two things
"Who, Lu? Don't pay that fool no mind. He just mad he Albino" (70).
Who said it?
Who is Patina?
Glass Manor, the track, Ghost's school
What is the setting?
We do not know the actual location of this novel. Does that matter to the story? Could this story take place anywhere in the world or not? PONDER
Lu's internal conflict
What is being an albino?
NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL
Who is THS soccer playing on Saturday night at 7pm in second round of tournament? Go Thomas Zehner!!!
I could spit the sunflower seed shells.
Is this alliteration or personification?
What is alliteration?
This is the repetition of consonant sounds in a sentence.
"Remember what I told you. Stand tall" (63).
Who said it?
Who is Coach?
Ghost
Who is the protagonist?
Try to visualize what might be Ghost's TURNING POINT in this story where he chances.
Coach's other job
What is driving a cab?
Wilmington Friends School
Who is our UNDEFEATED football team playing on Friday night under the lights at THS? Go HILLERS!!! Crush the Quakers.
"and if my insides really were black, now they were turning red" (36).
What does the color red symbolize in this sentence?
What is ANGER?
"Here. Take this. It's my good deed for the day. Feeding the hungry" (36).
Who is Brandon?
Ghost does not have proper running clothes
What is rising action? Begins to build suspense at the end of pg 82 and with the illustration on the cover
Ma's job
What is working at the hospital?
11/11
What is Veteran's Day? Remember to dress down in RED, WHITE and BLUE to honor our service men and women- also bring $$ for the bake sale:) YUM
"My fists, hammers, lowered down onto Brandon's face" (37).
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor compares two unlikely things without using like or as.
"Cas, don't how was work me. Why are you in a cab?" (26).
Who said it?
Who is Ma?
Brandon and Ghost's dad
Who are the antagonists at this point in the novel?
These two have created obstacles for Ghost.
a nine-five-eight
Usain Bolt's 100 meter record
21 days
What are the days left until Thanksgiving...Mrs. Zehner's favorite family holiday. We always start the day with a flag football game, then my husband fries a turkey and a duck (not to be confused with a turduckin) and my mom bakes one- and there is an eating contest each year. **The fried meat always wins much to my mom's dismay!
Ghost says" "That you just got on a fancy suit, trying to front like you Usain Bolt" (65).
This is tricky- it can be considered two types of figurative language...can you name one?
What is a simile?
Comparing Lu to Usain Bolt
Also- what is an ALLUSION? Making a reference to a celebrity- if you don't know who Usain Bolt is- this would not make sense to you- so you need to use BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE:))
"Yeah, man, the track is for runners, not people who want to pretend like they runners" (17).
Who said it?
Who is Lu?
Ghost steps up to the line after watching the first day of the Defenders' track practice.
What is the inciting incident that kicks off the story? If he had just stayed at his usual bus stop, he would never have learned of his talents and made new friends.
The store clerk who acts as a mentor to Ghost
Who is Mr. Charles?
chicken nuggets
What did Usain Bolt claim to eat before winning the gold medal in 2008? Yummy