Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this quote? “I’d burn mad as a flame”.
This is smilie because it used AS when saying he’d be mad AS a flame
What is the rhyme scheme of this?
“Your dad's old school,
like an ol' Chevette.
You're fresh and new,
like a red Corvette.
Your game so sweet,
it's a crêpes suzette.
Each time you play
it's ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL net.”
The rhyme scheme is…
A
B
C
B
B
D
E
What is the tone of this quote “Hand over the note, embarrass JB; or hide the note, take the heat”.
The tone of this is embarrassment, because he wants to embarrass JB, or be a nice brother and take the blame.
What does JB call the girl crazy in love with?
Miss sweet tea.
How many locks does Jordan have under his bed when he counts them at night.
He has 37 locks.
What is this type of figurative language is this?
I’d treat it like gold
and then mine it.
This is a simile because it uses LIKE when explaining how much Jordan loved his locks.
What type of sound device is this?
“CLANK!—it hits the rim’’.
This type is onomatopoeia because it is using a sound.
What is the tone of this poem?
“ the gym is a loud, crowded circus.
My stomach is a roller coaster.
My head, a carousel.
The air, heavy with the smell
Of sweat, popcorn,
And the sweet perfume
Of mothers watching their sons.
The town is nervous because he doesn’t wanna mess and look lame in front of all the people, when he’s at warm-up and about to dunk.
What does JB do instead of talk to Josh and his dad?
He talks to his miss sweet tea all the time.
What type of poem is this?
If my hair were a tree
I'd climb it.
I'd kneel down beneath
and enshrine it.
I'd treat it like gold
and then mine it.
Each day before school
I unwind it.
And right before games
I entwine it.
These locks on my head,
I designed it.
And one last thing if
you don't mind it:
That bet you just made?
I DECLINE IT.
This is a ode to poem.
What type of figurative language is this quote? “A cold breeze whistles”.
This is personification because you are giving a nonliving thing a human characteristic.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
Just play ball, JB shouts.
Okay, but WATCH OUT, my BROTHER
TARHEEL LOVER.
I'm about to go UNDER
COVER.
Then bring it, he says.
And I do, all the way to the top.
So SMOO000000TH, I make him
drop.
This is an
A
B
B
B
B
A
D
E
F
How was Josh feeling during this Quote?
“He opened the scissors and grabbed my hair to slash a strand”
He was telling nervous because he made a bet with JB that he would cut his hair if he lost
What did josh walk into the library and see JB and Alexis doing behind some books
They were kissing when Josh saw them.
What does JB’s and Jordan‘s mom and dad argue about?
They argue about going to the doctors for a checkup or/and that there dad should not eat a lot of salt.
What type of figurative language is this ”Are seats are like clouds’’.
It is a simile because it uses like, in the sentence.
“ I snatched the ball out of the air and
SLAM!
This is onomatopoeia because it is using a sound.
How is Josh feeling when he was talking to Sweet tea for JB because he was too —————
Was that your brother?
Yep, that was Josh. I’m JB.
He was feeling too nervous to talk to Miss sweet tea himself, so he made Josh do it, but he was also nervous, but he went with the flow
What does JB do when his mom and dad are arguing with Josh is listening to it?
JB is normally on his iPod listening to music or talking to somebody (miss sweet tea)
Why did the Bell‘s family have to start eating more healthier.
The reason was because mrs. Bell didn’t want the boys and mr.bell end up with a heart disease like there grandfather.
As in: I’ve never had a girlfriend,
but if I did, you better believe
she’d be pulchritudinous.
This is a simile because it uses AS.
SLAM!
YAM! IN YOUR MUG!
Who’s Da Man?
What type of sound devices is that quote?
The answer is onomatopoeia because it uses a sound, to describe something.
At 5:28 p.m.
a cop pulls us over because Dad has
a broken taillight.
At 5:30
the officer approaches our car
and asks Dad for his driver's license and registration.
At 5:32
the team leaves the locker room and pregame warm-ups begin without me.
At 5:34
Dad explains to the officer that his license
How was Josh feel in being late to his game?
Josh was feeling nervous because he did not want to be late and the coach be mad at him because of the cop.
What did Josh say when JB in the suite tea you walked into the lunchroom together
Josh them holding hands right after he got done texting Vondie
What happened to Josh when he showed up late to the game by 1 minute?
When he arrived at 6:01 he got bench for the first half of the game.