Figurative Language
What is a comparison using like or as?
Simile
What state is Dr. Harding originally from?
Pennsylvania
What is the symbol called that has three dots...
ellipses
Which figurative language is being used? Boom, pop, drip, and moo?
Onomatopoeia
Curtis
What is a comparison not using like or as?
Metaphor
How many children does Dr. Harding have?
Two
What does connotation mean?
The emotion that is attached to a word
What is it called when you put two opposite words together in a phrase?
Oxymoron
What state does the story take place?
Oklahoma
What is an extreme exaggeration?
hyperbole
Name one interesting fact about Dr. Harding
Varies...
What does denotation mean?
Dictionary definition
The dancing flowers is an example of____________?
Personification
Name the five characters who die in the story
Curtis parents, Bob, Johnny, and Dallas
What is the term for the repeating of the beginning sound in a phrase or sentence?
Leroy licks lemon lollipops.
Alliteration
What town does Dr. Harding live in?
Surfside Beach
Which word is correct?
I have to (loose or lose) weight?
Lose
What does genre mean?
Classification of types of books
Which two characters have green eyes?
Cherry and Ponyboy
What is a reference to something famous, such as a book, movie, bible, or mythology?
Allusion
Name another teaching certification that Dr. Harding has.
Librarian, Science, or Elementary Education
Name the words that F.A.N.B.O.Y.S. stand for?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is another word for memoir?
Autobiography
What does, "Stay Golden" mean?
To stay innocent