The Watsons Go to Birmingham Vocabulary
A child that is always breaking the law.
What is Juvenile delinquent?
This character is the most like Byron and probably is responsible for Byron being so brave when he does naughty things.
Who is Buphead?
Kenny would look at a person sideways.
What is Kenny's lazy or cockeye?
The author used this figure of speech, "Byron's head was as bald as an eagle".
What is a simile?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Byron describes this word as someone who is poor or mistreated.
What is a peon?
This bully gave Maytag washes at the playground.
Who is Larry Dunn?
The reason why the Watsons decide to go to Grandma Sand's house.
What happens to Byron as a consequence for his behaviors?
An example of a______is as follows: "Momma's voice got strange, hissing like a snake".
What is a simile?
a word used to describe a noun
What is an adjective?
This character would look sideways to keep people from seeing both eyes at once.
Who is Kenny?
Byron's best friend in MI.
What is Buphead?
"it was about a zillion degrees below zero" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
And, but, or, for, nor, yet, so are all called this.
What are types of conjunctions?
Kenny demonstrates kindness and compassion throughout the story, even towards those who treat him unkindly. He shows compassion to his bully, Larry Dunn, when Byron retaliates against him. He also shows compassion to Rufus, sharing his belongings with him and becoming his friend, highlighting the value of friendship over material possessions.
What is moral sense, ethics, and principles?
Byron throwing his Swedish Creme cookie at a bird is this part of the story's structure.
What is rising action?
"It was my job to make sure Joey got out of her coats and things." This is an example of a theme topic that runs throughout the story.
What is the family theme topic?
"Weird Watsons" and "Country Corn Flake" are examples of this figure of speech.
What is alliteration?
a word that can be used to describe a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is an adverb?
Byron skips school, tells lies, starts fires and takes food without paying from Mitchells Grocery story. These are all examples of this.
What is a juvenile delinquent?
Momma uses her hand to cover her mouth when she laughs because she gets embarrassed by this.
What is a gap between her teeth?
Byron's lips stick to the Brown Bomber because he was doing this.
What happens when kissing the mirror?
"Michigan, a state she called a giant icebox." is an example of this figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
"I like her too" shows two examples of this part of speech, also known as a substitute for a proper noun.
What is a pronoun?