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?
Byron's lips stick to the Brown Bomber because he was doing this.
What happens when kissing the mirror?
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?
He tricked Kenny out of his dinosaurs by stealing them after they stopped playing.
Who is LJ Johnson?
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?
Joey was patoohing to keep mama from doing this.
What is burning Byron's fingers for playing with fire?
Listening in on conversations you are not supposed to be listening to.
What is eavesdropping?
Was supposed to be Kenny's saver, or savior.
Who is Rufus?
Byron throwing his Swedish Creme cookie at a bird is this part of the story's structure.
What is rising action?
"Weird Watsons" and "Country Corn Flake" are examples of this figure of speech.
What is alliteration?
This character in the story scared Kenny because he represented "death".
Who is the Wool Pooh?
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?
"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 taking care of family theme topic?
"Michigan, a state she called a giant icebox." is an example of this figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
That Dog don't hunt no more because he nearly drown.
Who is Todd?