Events
Despereaux was sent to the dungeon for breaking which 3 mouse rules?
Revealed himself to a human, spoke to a human, and let a human touch him
This character displays the traits of being in love with light and vengeful
Roscuro
a synonym for betrayal
perfidy
The following quote has this figurative language device:
"If hearts do mend, they heal themselves in a crooked or lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman."
simile
"The meaning of life is suffering, specifically the suffering of others.[...] Your job in this world is to make others suffer."
"Yes, that is exactly what I must do. I will make the princess suffer for how she looked at me."
revenge
What 2 things did the king outlaw when the queen died?
Soup and rodents
This character is hopeful and wants to be a princess more than anything
Miggery Sow
not knowing something
ignorant
"It is such a lovely game to torture prisoners! It is absolutely chock-full of meaning."
hyperbole
This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying.
love
Who helped Roscuro escape the dungeon?
Miggery Sow (unwittingly)
This character is hateful of rats and wants her mother back
Princess Pea
another word for sneaky or hidden; covered
covert
"You're smelling tears. Tears and thwarted love."
metaphor
Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.
reading/learning, creativity
What was Roscuro's plan for Princess Pea?
to take her to the dungeons and keep her there
This character is compassionate and forgives his father for perfidy
Despereaux
an action, event, or fact that determines or affects a resulting action
circumstance
"Sup needs another mouth to taste it, another heart to be warmed by it."
personification
Her father had sold her. Her mother was dead. Her Uncle, who wasn't her uncle at all, had clouted her until she was almost deaf. And she wanted, more than anything in the world, to be a little princess.
hope/aspirations/dreams
What caused Roscuro to change his heart?
Princess Pea forgave him and offered him freedom and soup
DAILY DOUBLE: Both of these characters use fear to bully and coerce others into following tradition and rules.
Boticelli Remorso and the Head Mouse
another word for being angry for a good reason
indignant
dark heart
concentrated on containing the rage
jig of joy
red thread of death
alliteration (repeating sounds)
Pea was aware how suddenly fragile her heart was... She would never like the rat, but she knew what she must do to save her own heart. //
He said those words because he sensed that it was the only way to save his own heart, to stop it from breaking in two. Despereaux spoke those words to save his own heart.
forgiveness/compassion