Comprehension #1
The name of Brady's dad's boat
Miss Amanda
The setting of Red Kayak is in this state.
Maryland (next to the Corsica River)
This character is the narrator of the novel.
Brady
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object
Personification
This "character" alerts Brady to Ben's location in the water.
Tilly
Brady's dad's primary job
Crabbing
Paramedic
An expression that carries a deeper meaning than its literal interpretation
Idiom
A comparison of two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Brady's mom does this after his sister dies.
She leaves to go live with her mother (Brady's grandmother) in Connecticut for almost half a year.
Digger dislikes the DiAngelos for this reason.
The DiAngelos bought Digger's grandpa's farm.
Brady finds the sunken kayak in this part of the plot.
Rising Action
A gross exaggeration used to add emphasis when communicating
Hyperbole
Hints at, indicates, or suggests something that may happen later in the story
Foreshadowing
The reason Brady didn't go to Ben's funeral
He's too upset
"But I knew I couldn't go back out on the water. Not because I was afraid, but because I blamed the river for what happened" is an example of this type of conflict.
Man vs. Nature
Brady telling the story is this point of view.
First person
"She wheeled her arms and legs around like a windmill" is an example of this type of figurative language.
Simile
"Ever since we got called on the carpet by the principal for riding in the ambulance..." is an example of what?
Idiom
When Brady says, "It's a pretty river, the Corsica. But it doesn't have a heart..." he means this
The river is cruel, unfeeling, and heartless
In the book, Brady's mom believe that butterflies are symbols for this.
Her daughter's spirit
Brady resents his father for this reason.
His dad won't share his feelings.
"...the eagle flew over and split the air in half with his terrible screech....But I figured it was yelling at me" is this figurative language.
Personification
"I knew it was killing her to sit out the season because she loves sports" is an example of this literary device.
Hyperbole