Literary Devices
The name Camp Green Lake is __________
ironic
A fortnight ago I visited an university.
a
"I don't buy normal cosmetics. Instead, I like to use things that are a little more toxic."
The Warden
The ugly chihuahua was abandoned by its mother. It was most likely the ____ of the litter.
runt
Marco's eyes began to drown in tears as his cheeks glowed in a hellish fire. -What type of sentence is this?
A showing sentence
Stanley plopped down between Squid and Magnet. What literary device is used?
Onomatopoeia
There the best shoes that I've ever owned.
They're
"Do exactly as I ask and fortune will come your way"
Madame Zeroni
The hotdog eating competition was an amazing spectacle with 25 men and women _____ hotdogs into their mouths to be the fastest eater in New York.
shovelling
What can be inferred in this sentence: The baby cried and writhed around on the floor.
It can be inferred that the baby had hurt itself / fallen on the ground
Zero is the only character whose real name is not explicity mentioned in the beginning of the book is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing
Every millenium the townsfolk gather around the monoment and dance whimsically.
monument
"I am a charitable person who is often idolized by others"
Clyde Livingston
The child's face contorted into a ______ after putting expired salmon sushi into his mouth.
grimace
The elegant marquee was put up adjacent to the treacherous tree which was incredibly foolish. How many syllables are there?
26
What is the simile used in Chapter 23 of Holes?
It (the lake) sparkled like a giant emerald
My sister lend me her overly large brown bag so that I could attend the ceremony in style.
lent
"I may be tiny but I have a strong hatred to fat boys"
Derrick Dunne
The assembly in the hall went on for an _____! Half the students were asleep before the halfway point.
eternity
Radar, kayak, and rotator are all examples of what?
Palindrome
What literary device in chapter 6 is used to emphasise how miserable the conditions of Camp are?
Syntactic Parallelism
Despite learning mongolian when I was a toddler, I have never been able to pass any exam in the language as I don't know how to spell the words correctly.
Mongolian
"I throw up so often that you are unlikely to see me"
Barfbag
Believing that the school ______ students from using the elevator, Johnny continued to hop up 12 flights of stairs each day to get to class
forbade
In what year was Holes written?
1998