Rowing Terms
The name of the person who sits in the front of the shell
What is coxswain?
Joe's high school sweetheart
Who is Joyce?
After being kicked out by Thula, Joe works here in exchange for a place to stay.
During the 1936 Olympic games, this leader is hiding his agenda of eliminating Jewish, Catholic, and other groups of people from Germany during in the 1930s
Who is Adolf Hitler?
A comparison of two things without using like or as.
What is metaphor?
The tool used to push the shell forward
What are oars?
Joe's freshman coach
Who is Coach Bolles?
Once Joe's family leaves him behind in Sequim, Joe begins this odd-job to feed himself and make some money with whatever is left over.
What is catching and selling salmon?
This person falls ill during the games, but his team insists he still join them at the biggest race of the year
Who is Don Hume?
Giving human-like qualities to non human objects.
What is personification?
The place where rowers gather before rowing
What is shellhouse?
Joe's closest rowing friend
Who is Roger Morris?
Joe's love of music leads him to this job
What is performing in movie theaters and dance halls?
Lane 6 on the Langer See is notorious for this obstacle
What is wind?
Highlighting the difference between two opposites by placing them directly next to each other
What is juxtaposition?
The front of a shell
What is bow?
Joe's oldest half-brother
What is being a janitor?
The German Olympic Committee changed this norm going into the medal race
Referencing something well-known outside of the text
What is allusion?
This event describe a several rowing teams coming together for various races
What is a regatta?
Joe's deceased mother
Who is Nellie?
Joe works with his old neighbor, Charlie McDonald in this profession.
What is logging?
This action by the official starter caused the British and American teams to start rowing later than their competitors
What is turning towards Lanes 1 and 2?
A figurative expression that does not literally mean what it says
What is an idiom?