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Definitions
Figurative Language
Harder Story
100
Where did Wendell com from?
Kentucky
100
Why did Ana call?
Because the plants were dying
100
Janitor Definition
A person employed in an apartment house, office building, school,etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
100
“Leaves shaped like spades in a deck of cards”
Simile
100
Why was Wendell thinking about not listening to Ana?
Because school janitors take too much bossing around every day
200
How did his son die?
He got shot in the streets
200
Why was Kim scared of Wendell?
What is Because he was watering her plants
200
Wilted Definition
To become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
200
The sun was so bright it kissed my cheeks.
Personification
200
Why might have the seeds not have come up?
Because she planted them too early and the ground was still cold
300
How did his wife die?
Car crash
300
When did Ana call him?
When he was still asleep
300
Flopped Definition
To fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down):
300
He was so strong he could rip up one hundred phonebooks in one try.
Hyperbole
300
When did his wife die?
Last year (according to his time)
400
Does Wendell know anything about farming/planting seeds? How?
He has experience, because he grew up in a farm
400
What did he bring home from work and when?
He brought home a shovel that Monday
400
Moaning Defenition
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
400
The guns sounded like "boom" and "crack!"
Onomatopoeia
400
How did the beans not freeze?
Because the refrigerator bounced the sunlight onto them
500
How many kids does he have now?
None. His only son died.
500
What did he think he could change?
A patch of ground on a trashy lot
500
Plot Definition
A plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.
500
"Hold your horses," or "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"
Idioms
500
What month did the story take place?
May