Figurative Language
"The Life and Death of a Western Gladiator"
"Old Sly Eye" and "The King's Provider"
"The Mahogany Fox" and "Snapshot of a Dog"
"Hatchet"
100

Name two examples of an onomatopoeia.

What is Wham, Crack, Snarl, Chirp, Thrash....there are many more

100

Who is the protagonist of this story?

Who is Crotalus

100

Who is the protagonist of "Old Sly Eye?"

Who is Alben.

100

Name one characteristic of Rex.

What is determination, loyal, strength...there are more.

100

Who did Brian from the Hatchet not trust in?

Who is God.

200

What figure of speech compares two unlikely things that often uses like or as?

What is a simile.

200

What are the two reasons why rattlesnakes kill?

What is for self-defense and for food.

200

What literary device is used to tell an event that took place before the action of the main story.

What is flashback.

200

Does Old Mahogany escape the dogs and hunters?

Double your points if you tell how the story ends.

What is yes.


What is he escaped to his hunting lodge, feasts on partridges, and sleeps.

200

Who is Brian's friend that is with him when they are stranded in the Canadian forest?

Who is no one as he is alone and isolated by himself.

300

What figurative language is this example, "He closed his eyes and slept, dreamless, deep and down.

What is alliteration.

300

Define protagonist.

What is the main character of the story.

300

Name an example where Alben uses quick thinking.

What is when he finds the blanket to protect his face.

300

Man can learn from nature.  Give one example of how we can learn from Rex.

What is determination, loyalty, courage, not having malice or being cruel.

300

What was the one beneficial thing that happened because of the conflict between Brian and the porcupine?

What is he threw his hatchet and created a spark to create fire. 

400

Define what is a metaphor and give an example.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable:

She is a brain, that guys a machine, time is money...

400

Who or what did the rattlesnake kill?

What is the German Shepherd.  

400

What is the reason that Alben waits to shoot the panther outside the cabin?

He wants a clear and safe shot.  In addition, he does not want to hurt his mom or sister.

400

Give an example of how the author made you sympathize with the fox.

What is how the author describes the fox, he is being hunted by many, how courageous he is....there are more.

400

Name one man vs nature conflict from the Hatchet.

What is Brian and the porcupine, man vs berries....and many more

500

What is a hyperbole and give an example.

A hyperbole is a type of obvious overstatement to make a point.

Example: Rex could even bring back a piano if you threw it into the water.

500

Where is there suspense in this story?

What is when Crotalus will survive to adulthood or not or will the homesteaders kill him

500

God has given man dominion over nature.  Name one positive example of this with Sam in "The King's Provider"

What is Sam has mastered living in nature.

500

What is a type of nonfiction that recounts a personal recollection of the author.

What is a memoir.

500

Give the definitions of internal and external conflict.

What is the internal conflict is a struggle with the character and himself.  External conflict takes place outside of the character.

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