Literary Devices
My stomach is a roller coaster
What is a metaphor?
word that means an unexpected, undesirable event; often physically injurious
what is calamity?
TAG statement
What is title, author, genre?
Mom's occupation
What is assistant principal?
The word Josh first used to describe the "new girl"
What is pulchritudinous?
A slick siding sweeeeeet seven-foot shot
What is alliteration?
Time in setting
What is modern day?
Starts off body paragraphs
what is a topic sentence?
Josh wants to go to college here
What is Duke?
Helps people know that Josh is him and not JB
What are reasons Josh has locks?
While Dad is telling us another story for the hundredth time, Mom removes the salt from the table.
What is hyperbole?
a way to get patellar tendentious
TROT stand for
What is the rule of three
JB buys off Ebay
What is Michael Jordan toothbrush?
Josh's tipping point
What is JB and Miss Sweet tea kissing in the library?
Next to her purple hat box is Dad's small silver safety box with the key in the lock and practically begging me to open it.
What is personification?
Blind musician who pioneered the soul music genre in the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles
Who is Ray Charles?
comes before a quote
what is a signal phrase?
What is a song from Horace Silver's Paris Blues Album?
Books that coach reads to the team at Practice
What is The Art of War?
I take off from center court, my hair like wings, each lock lifting me higher and HIGHER like a 747.
What is a simile?
Josh compares his dad to this when he gets mad at a game
What is a storm?
Comes after a quote
what is a citation?
Chuck Bell played pro ball here
Where is Italy?
Cause of the Grandfather's death
What is a stroke caused by hypertension?