Figurative Language
Page 116 "For that sliver was like a colorful smear of the brightest paints".
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
Cause: Hannah Potts makes a "tsk" sound a lot.
Effect: ?
Possible answer:
Mem doesn't like it and finds it irritating.
Mem shouts at Hannah, "Can't you just say what I am doing wrong?"
What is the "sick shed" or "sick house"?
A building where all the sick people are put together so they can be cared for ( kind of like a hospital).
The "Pudding Girl"
Mem
John Carver dies, so who becomes the new governor?
William Bradford
Page 122 "Hummy is worried to death".
What type of figurative language is "worried to death" ?
Idiom or hyperbole
Cause: The Pilgrims must salt and dry eels and put them in barrels for the Merchants to sell.
Effect: ?
Effect: This will help pay off their debt to the merchants.
Page 136 "She is very placid" ( Hannah Potts)
What does "placid" mean?
Possible answers: Quiet, not loud, calm
This person takes Mem and her father "eeling" ( to catch eels)
Squanto
Why must Hummy return to England?
She has to go with her father ( he must go to be near the grave of his wife, Elinor)
What type of figurative language is the quote below:
page 128
"I am black in my heart and full of wrath".
Idiom or hyperbole
Effect: We must wait until the moon is full to go eeling.
Cause: ?
Cause: They need light so they can see what they are doing while they eel.
What is a "Papoose board" ?
Native American version of a backpack for a baby
The name of the woman who Mem's father wants to marry.
Hannah Potts or Mistress Potts
Why is it such a big deal when Mem's father makes her a stool?
Possible answers:
She is the first child in the colony to have one
It's the first real piece of furniture in their house
They usually don't have time to build furniture
Page 139 "Well, her face did crumple right before me".
What type of figurative language?
idiom
Cause: The Native American children swim and dive to collect water lily roots.
Effect: ?
Effect: The Native Americans use them to make a powder that heals stiffness of joints and stomachaches
What is "wampum" ?
The "biggest" chief of the region
Massasoit
What two tragic events happened to Mem in the spring of 1621?
Her mother died (April 3, 1621)
Hummy sailed back to England ( April 5, 1621)
Page 137 "Already I can feel the light being sliced off the day's end, just a tiny sliver at a time."
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Cause: They must spend most of their time tending the garden and fields, fishing, and making nets for the fishermen.
Effect: ?
Possible answer:
Effect : They have no time to build furniture, make spoons or forks, etc. OR they will now have food for the winter
What is a "sagamore"?
Lord or Chief of the tribe
The Native American who speaks English - he is the FIRST one to come to Plimoth and speak to the Pilgrims
Samoset
Name a reason why the Pilgrims fear water.
Possible answers:
One might drown
It washes off the body's natural protection