Garvey's Choice
What does Garvey's dad want him to be more of?
more athletic
What is the main characters name?
Timothy
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words of a line of poetry or a sentence
alliteration
What are the five senses that relate to imagery?
smell, taste, feel, see, and hear
What is Garvey's sisters name?
Angela
On Tuesdays, who does Timothy go and visit?
Mrs. Bainbridge
a direct comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use the words like or as
metaphor
What two things do you put together to make an inference?
background knowledge and text evidence
What type of books does Garvey like to read?
Science-fiction
Where is Timothy's dad?
He left their family
What is the definition of hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
Where do Guero and his father go on Saturday mornings?
Mexico
What meal does Garvey's mom make that makes his "tongue dance"?
spicy lasagna
What medical problem does Levi have?
A trach
the feeling created in the reader by a poem or story using words, phrases, repetition, rhythm, and exaggeration
mood
"English mostly missing till it pops up
like grains of sugar on a chili pepper."
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
What did Garvey's dad bring home for Garvey all excited about?
A basketball
Who is Marisol?
Levi's nurse
what is the definition of simile?
comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
What do Guero and his friends call themselves? (Hint: they are all misfits)