Imagery
What is the first example of imagery is on page 174?
Bonus point!: What mood does it cause?
"I could hear the roar of the blizzard back in the thick timber of the bottoms. Two large limbs being rubbed together by the strong wind made a grinding creaking sound. The tall slender cane around us rattled and swayed" (174)
What simile is on page 177?
"Grandpa roared like a bear" (177)
What is the first example of personification is on page 173?
"I felt the knot again as it crawled up in my throat" (173)
What sentence with an onomatopoeia is on page 170?
"Swallowing the lump that had jumped up in my throat, I whooped as loud as I could" (170)
A blizzard!
What example of imagery is on page 173?
"All I could see was a white wall of whirling sleet" (173)
What simile is on page 174?
"Just before another blast, clear as a foghorn on a stormy sea, Old Dan's voice rang loud and clear" (174)
"Straight as an arrow, she had led us to him" (174)
"The knot in my throat felt as big as an apple" (174)
What example of personification is on page 172?
"Strong gusts of wind growled and moaned through the tops of the tall timber" (172)
What sentence with an onomatopoeia is on page 172?
(There are several!)
"I could hear grandpa Grandpa mumbling and grumbling" (172).
"Strong gusts of wind growled and moaned through the tops of the tall timber" (172)
"Once during a momentary lull in the storm I thought I heard the baying of a hound" (172)
"Old Dan bawled again" (172)
What two things are they looking for in this chapter?
First the dogs and then Grandpa
What is the second example of imagery on page 174?
"With its loud roaring, the north wind seemed to be laughing at us. All around, tall stalks of cane were weaving and dancing to the rattling rhythm of their knife-edged blades" (174)
What simile is on page 172?
"The wind-driven sleet stung our skin like thousands of prickling needles" (172)
What example of personification is on page 174?
"With its loud roaring, the north wind seemed to be laughing at us" (174)
What sentence with an onomatopoeia is on page 173?
(There are several)
"Kneeling down I put my ear close to the icy ground in hopes I could hear my dogs, but I couldn't hear anything over the roar of the blizzard" (173).
"We heard a sharp crack and a loud crashing noise" (173)
"sharp crack" repeated several times
What mountains does Billy live near?
The Ozark Mountains
What example of imagery is on page 172?
"Strong gusts of wind growled and moaned through the tops of the tall timber" (172)
What simile is on page 173?
"Like ghostly figures, large trees loomed out of the almost solid mass" (173)
What is the second example of personification is on page 173?
"The sharp crack rang out into the teeth of the storm" (173)
What sentence with an onomatopoeia is on page 174?
(There are several)
"I could hear the roar of the blizzard back in the thick timber of the bottoms"
"Two large limbs being rubbed together by the strong wind made a grinding creaking sound" (174)
"The tall slender cane around us rattled and swayed" (174)
"With its loud roaring, the north wind seemed to be laughing at us" (174)
"All around, tall stalks of cane were weaving and dancing to the rattling rhythm of their knife-edged blades" (174)
"Just before another blast, clear as a foghorn on a stormy sea, Old Dan’s voice rang loud and clear" (174)
"It seemed louder than the roar of the wind or the skeleton-like rustling of the tall swaying cane" (174)
How many raccoons were in the old box elder snag?
(snags are dead upright trees)
3 raccoons
What example of imagery is on page 173?
"Like ghostly figures, large trees loomed out of the almost solid mass" (173)
What simile is on page 175?
"His frost-covered whiskers stood out straight as porcupine quills" (175)
What is the third example of personification is on page 173?
"Straight into the face of the storm she led us" (173)
What sentence with an onomatopoeia is on page 175?
"Jerking loose from me, he ran over to the tree, reared up on it, and started bawling" (175)
"The only times I had ever heard my little dog bawl like that were when she was baying at a bright Ozark moon, or when someone played a French harp or a fiddle close to her ear" (175)
What type of coat does Billy's father have?
Mackinaw coat
"Stepping over to my father, I buried my face in his old mackinaw coat" (171)