Parts of Speech
The part of speech of the bolded word in the excerpt:
"...and the strongest memory that came back was hunger."
What is a noun?
This word means, "having no color."
What is hueless?
The figurative language in the following excerpt:
"'Back and back and back.' Jonas repeated the familiar phrase."
What is repetition?
This word means, "the unique way a character, author, or person sees or thinks about something."
What is perspective?
The role Jonas is selected for at the Ceremony of 12.
What is The Receiver of Memory?
The part of speech of the bolded word in the excerpt:
"And now he saw the familiar wide river beside the path differently."
What is an adjective?
This word means, "to give up something."
What is to relinquish?
The figurative language in the following excerpt:
"He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur."
What is a simile?
A synonym for perspective that is three words long.
What is point of view?
The reason Gabriel does not stay at the nurturing center.
What is Gabriel can't sleep through the night?
The part of speech of the bolded word in the excerpt:
"I simply advised them against increasing the population."
What is an adverb?
This word means, "to turn one's thoughts or eyes away."
What is to avert?
The figurative language used in the following excerpt:
"And you, little guy, you're only five pounds ten ounces. A shrimp!"
What is a metaphor?
A synonym for perspective that starts with the letter "m."
What is mindset?
The ability Jonas has that allows him to see color.
What is the capacity to see beyond?
The part of speech of the bolded word in the excerpt:
"Jonas told about the experience with the apple..."
What is a verb?
This word means, "a natural ability to do something well."
What is aptitude?
The figurative language used in the following excerpt:
"Once, when he had been a Four, he had said, just prior to midday meal at school, 'I'm starving!' Immediately he had been taken aside for a brief private lesson in language precision."
What is hyperbole?
Jonas's perspective on his community at the beginning of the novel.
What is the community is well-ordered and trustworthy?
The reality of what happens when someone is released.
What is being "permanently put to sleep"?
The part of speech of the bolded word in the excerpt:
"He was simply alone someplace--and the warmth came from far above."
What is a preposition?
This word means, "out of date."
What is obsolete?
The figurative language in the following excerpt:
"Sideways, spinning, the sled hit a bump in the hill and Jonas was jarred loose and thrown violently into the air ... In his agony he perceived the word 'fire' and felt flames licking at the torn bone and flesh."
What is personification?
Jonas's perspective on his community at this point in the novel.
What is the community needs to change and can't be trusted?
The actress who plays Rosemary in The Giver movie.
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