Figurative Language
A sound written down as a word in a novel.
What is onomatopoeia?
"He would be as hot as popping grease by the time he made it to the field."
What is a simile?
Jesse's youngest sibling.
Who is Joyce Ann?
What is Jess's 5th grade goal?
What is to be the fastest kid in 5th grade?
Why is Jess's Dad always tired or not around?
What is he has to work in Washington?
A comparison using "like," "as," or "than"
What is a simile?
"It felt like it was taking centuries for Monster Mouth Myers to let the boys go out to recess."
What is hyperbole?
The new 5th grader that moves in down the road.
Who is Leslie Burke?
Mrs. Aarons gives her two teenage daughters this in the first chapter.
What is five dollars?
Why does Jess feel he has to hide his art?
What is because his friends, parents, and teachers think it is a waste of time?
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics or traits.
What is Personification?
"Oh, no, Mr. Aarons. You are not throwing me into the shark's jaws."
What is an idiom?
The 7th grade bully who won't share the back seat.
Who is Janice Avery?
What does Janice Avery do that Jess has to respond to?
What is take May Belle's Twinkies?
Why does the class react so badly to Leslie not having a TV?
What is because it is weird to lack a TV?
A comparison of two things that dorectly says one thing is another
What is a Metaphor?
"Leslie was his other half--he was afraid Terabithia would not work without her and he would go and mess it all up."
What is a metaphor?
Leslie's father, who is almost more friend than parent.
Who is Bill?
What is the "place of greatest joy and greatest sorrow" in Terabithia?
What is the pine wood forest?
Why does Janice Avery do what she does? In other words, what makes her so mean to others?
What is she gets treated badly at home (she gets beaten).
An extreme overexaggeration to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
"Jess thought about bringing him through the creek bed, which would have been safer, but it felt like bad luck. The rope entrance beckoned to be used to enter the magical world."
What is personification?
The "hippie" music teacher that likes Jess's drawings.
Who is Ms. Edmunds?
What is Jess's reaction to hearing May Belle follows him and Leslie into the woods?
What is he threatens/blackmails her?
Why do you think nobody in Jess's family has paid attention to his feelings?
What is because he is the only son and has to be a man?