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figurative language
Miscellaneous
100
The main character in our story, a young boy.
Who is Samuel Collier?
100
What two things were the settler's sent to Jamestown to look for?
Gold, passage to the Orient
100
This is a robe made of a particular type of animal that the settlers wore.
deerskin mantle
100
The trek to the home of Pocahantas seemed as long as the ride on the ship across the ocean. What is the type of figurative language used here?
simile
100
Why did so many colonists die during the winter?
They did not have enough food, supplies, or clothing.
200
This person has Captain Smith shackled
Who is Master Wingfield
200
How does Samuel change throughout the book?
He respects the Natives. He learns to trust others, work together.
200
This can be a noun or a verb and it describes a portion of something.
ration
200
The rain and wind shrieked across the rails of the ship. What type of figurative language is this?
personification
200
What does Chief Powhatan mean when he says, "What will avail you to take that by force you may quickly have by love?"
Chief Powhatan means, why do you take by force (fight, war) when you could have the same things by showing love (respect, kindness).
300
This person accused Samuel of stealing from his store.
The pawnshop owner
300
After his fight with Richard, Captain Smith teaches Samuel a lesson. What is this lesson?
You must work together in order to survive.
300
The settler's food supply diminished.
became less
300
The people at Jamestown had to pitch their tents. What type of figurative language is used?
idiom
300
Wandering around the camp, the gentlemen muttered," We want to go back to London." Is this punctuated correctly?
yes
400
Who is a wise man who knows Algonquin?
Captain Smith
400
The lesson is a metaphor that foreshadows what life will be like in the settlement. What does foreshadow mean? What did the lesson foreshadow?
To give a hint of what will happen in the future. Times will be tough in Jamestown, if the colonists do not work together they will not survive.
400
This means to be overflowing. It might even mean a swarm of something.
teeming
400
The bees buzzed around the garden that the settlers had planted. What kind of figurative language is this?
onomatopoeia
400
"Chief Powhatan is angry about the coronation fiasco." What is the verb in this sentence? Is it a main verb, helping verb, or linking verb?
is angry helping verb, main verb
500
Who is a young boy who was killed early in our story by an enemy raid?
James
500
Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?
the Virginia Company
500
He wrenched the food out of my hands.
grabbed, twisted
500
It is freezing in Jamestown. What kind of figurative language is this?
hyperbole
500
What does this prophecy from Chief Powhatan mean? "Three times the Powhatan will rise up against this tribe. The first battle will end in the Powhatan will be victorious. But the tribe will grow strong again.The Powhatan will rise up. The second battle will end and the Powhatan will be victorious. But the tribe will grow strong once more. The third battle will be long and filled with bloodshed. By the end of this battle, the Powhatan kingdom will be no more."
There will be 3 battles between the Powhatan's and a new tribe (the colonists). The Powhatan's will win the first two but the other tribe will continue to grow, and will beat the Powhatan during the third battle. The Powhatan's will not exist after the third battle.