Fig Lang
what is the figurative language
he was as fast as a cheetah
similie
what is an adverb
word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence
what does theme mean
the central idea, underlying message, or universal truth that the author wants to convey
what is tone
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
what is the main characters name
Yanek
what is the figurative language
her laughter was a melody that echoed through the room
metaphor
what is a noun
a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
what is the plot
the sequence of interconnected events that make up a story
what is imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
what is the book name
Prisoner B-3087
what is the figurative language
its raining cats and dogs
idiom
what is a verb
a word that expresses action, state of being, or occurrence in a sentence
what is the setting
the time and place in which a story, scene, or event occurs.
what is onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
who does Yanek find in the concentration camp
His Uncle Moshe
what is the figurative language
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
hyperbole
what is an adjective
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
what is the point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
what is alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
what were everyone supposed to remain
a nobody
what is the figurative language
the bee buzzed in my ear
onomatopoeia
what is a pronoun
a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse
what is the theme of this passage
She told stories, gave them news, went errands in the town, and on the sly lent the big girls some novel, that she always carried in the pockets of her apron, and of which the good lady herself swallowed long chapters in the intervals of her work. They were all love, lovers, sweethearts, persecuted ladies fainting in lonely pavilions, postilions killed at every stage, horses ridden to death on every page, sombre forests, heartaches, vows, sobs, tears and kisses, little skiffs by moonlight, nightingales in shady groves, “gentlemen” brave as lions, gentle as lambs, virtuous as no one ever was, always well dressed, and weeping like fountains. For six months, then, Emma, at fifteen years of age, made her hands dirty with books from old lending libraries.
the disillusionment of romantic ideals, the mundane realities of bourgeois life, and the powerlessness of women in a patriarchal society
what is conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
where was Yaneks train going
Birkenau