Academic Vocabulary
NUMBER THE STARS: CHAPTERS 6–8

Literary Devices
Character Analysis
100

What word means strongly disappointed?

Dismayed

100

Who is the girls' uncle who lives in the countryside?

Uncle Henrik

100

What literary device compares two things using like or as?

Simile

100

What is a quality that describes a character, such as courageous or loyal?

Character trait

200

What word means in a cautious or distrustful way?

Warily

200

Why do Papa and Uncle Henrik use coded language on the phone?

To communicate important information without revealing their plans

200

What term describes the feeling or atmosphere a reader experiences?

Mood

200

What is a detail from a story used to support an idea about a character?

Textual Evidence 

300

What word describes something twisted or knotted?

Gnarled

300

Why is Annemarie worried while boarding the train?

She fears German soldiers may question them or discover something suspicious / Kirsti may say something to ruin everything

300

What literary device compares two things by saying one thing is another?

Metaphor

300

What sentence introduces the main idea of a paragraph?

Topic Sentence 

400

What word means hesitantly or unwillingly?

Reluctantly

400

What literary element makes readers wonder what will happen next?

Suspense

400

What term describes an author's attitude toward a subject or character?

Tone

400

What part of a paragraph explains how evidence supports the main idea?

Analysis

500

What word describes falling in an awkward way?

Sprawling

500

What recurring theme shows that people can do what is right even when they are afraid?

Courage, bravery 

500

What literary device uses descriptive details to appeal to the five senses?

Imagery

500
Which analysis describes the quote & gives more context to the historical accuracy of the scene. 

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