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Annie
Paul
Charles
What does it symbolize?
Potpourri
100
The way the author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences
What is syntax?
100
A complete range
What is spectrum?
100
The name of the woman who Charles' mom emulates
Who is Sally Wilcox?
100
Annie John's Sunglasses
What is desiring something with all your heart and realizing later on that it is not all you expected?
100
a dock worker
What is stevedore?
200
Compares two dissimilar without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
To prevent
What is thwart?
200
The author of "Next Term, We will Mash You"
Who is Penelope Lively?
200
The rocking horse
What is Paul's quest to find luck and his mother's love?
200
A structure of stone projecting into the sea
What is a jetty?
300
To diminish in quality
What is degenerate?
300
Compares two fundamentally different things using like or as
What is a simile?
300
Paul's blue eyes
What is Paul's desire to prove to his mother that he has luck?
300
A person who is the opposite of what he or she says
What is a hypocrite?
400
Statements that justify or explain the claim
What are reasons?
400
A story which focuses on everyday problems and teaches a lesson
What is a fable?
400
logical conclusions based on details in a text
What is are inferences?
400
The whispering of the house
What is the family's never-ending desire for money and material good?
400
Details that support the reasons, such as facts, examples, statistics.
What is evidence?
500
Having a wavy edge
What is scalloped?
500
A concrete object which represents an abstract idea, emotion, or belief
What is a symbol?
500
Used to emphasize an idea or to point out similarities between different things
What is repetition?
500
Annie's journey from Antigua to England
What is her journey from childhood to adulthood?
500
The author's attitude towards his/her material, the audience, or both
What is tone?