Vocabulary
Another word for perspective
Point-of-view
This is the name of the boarding school for troubled kids that Percy attends at the beginning of the book.
Yancy Academy
She moved like a cat is an example of?
A simile
Reading books on a topic to find out more information
Research reading
Who nursed Percy back to health
Annabeth
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
Language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
figurative language
The Kindly Ones are really called:
The Furies
There was a cascade of thwacking sounds, like forty pieces of paper being ripped one after the other.
Simile
Give a short and comprehensive statement of what has been previously stated
Summary
At the end of the capture-the-flag game, a holographic trident appears above Percy's head, claiming him as the son of this Olympian god.
Poseidon
In Chapter 1, Percy uses this literary device to describe his teacher Mr. Brunner, calling him a "one-man security guard" for the museum.
metaphor
To understand and share or take into account the feelings, situation, or attitude of others.
Empathy
This special healing drink given to Percy at Camp Half-Blood tastes exactly like his mom’s homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Nectar or Ambrosia
In Chapter 4, during the intense storm on the beach, Percy uses this type of figurative language when he describes the wind "howling" and the waves "slamming" into the sand as if they were angry.
personification