Figurative language
"The dark sky, filled with angry, swirling clouds..."
Is an example of what figurative language.
What is Personification?
The protagonist in the story.
Who is Greg?
The reason Greg is getting lectured by his dad and the reason Greg is mad
What is Greg's poor math grade and he can't play basketball?
The vocabulary word meaning partially opened
What is ajar?
The descriptive words that authors use to appeal to your five senses.
"Now you just get into your room and hit those books."
Is an example of what figurative language.
What is idiom?
Two Parts:
What we call a character who changes in the story .
The character that changes.
What is dynamic?
Who is Greg?
The rising action
What is Greg goes to abandoned house, meets Lemon brown and thugs come after Lemon's treasure?
The vocabulary word that means to jump or leap.
What is vaulted?
Rainy day in Harlem, the home of Greg and an abandoned building
What is the setting?
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence.
"Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance."
What is Paper Dance and personification?
The character that both round and static.
Who is Lemon Brown?
When Greg thought of the lecture he was about to get from his dad and smiled.
What is the resolution?
The definition of the vocabulary word in italics.
"He vaulted over the outer stairs and pushed tentatively on the door."
What is with uncertainty or hesitation?
The lessons we learned from reading the story...the importance of family and treasures do not always mean something with monetary value. They can be worth more to the person than any money.
What is theme?
Identify the following figurative language in the following sentence.
"The voice was high and brittle, like dry twigs being broken..."
What is simile?
This character would be described as daring, bold, independent, musical, loving, caring, proud
Who is Lemon Brown?
Based on the following description we decided that Lemon Brown was homeless. This is also called..
"...dirty clothes piled on his small frame. His pants were bagged to the knee, where they were met with rags...He had seen the man before, picking through the trash on the corner..."
What is inferencing?
The definition of the vocabulary word in italics.
"The old man looked out, then beckoned frantically for Greg to follow him."
What is to signal to come by nodding or waving?
When the plot was interrupted for Lemon Brown to talk about his past as a famous blues singer.
What is flashback?
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence.
"I used to call them moon eyes."
What is moon eyes and metaphor?
Greg's mood changed from the beginning of the story to the end... Give the character traits would describe this change
What is sad, moody, depressed, angry at the beginning to optimistic, positive, understanding at the end.
or anything similar
The climax of the story
What is Lemon Brown fought off the thugs/thieves and told Greg about his treasure?
The definition of the vocabulary word in italics.
"A rush of warm air came in as the downstairs door opened, then there was only an ominous silence."
What is menacing or threatening?
The harmonica and newspaper clippings represent the bond and love between father and son. This is also know as...
What is symbolism?