Vocab
stays awake and comes out at night in the dark
nocturnal
In “The Necklace,” Mrs. Loisel is a very ____________ woman who complains about everything.
unhappy
When we meet him, he is very dirty because he has been marooned on Treasure Island for three years. He dug up the treasure before Jim got to the island. He loves cheese!
Ben Gunn
rhymes with carrot
parrot
where a play, story, or movie takes place
setting
the problem in a play or story
conflict
objects that are on stage during a play
props
He is a doctor in England. He brings medicine to the pirates even after he knows they are murderers. He learns the location of the treasure by bringing cheese to talk to Ben Gunn.
Dr. Livesey
“The bees BUZZ in their hive” includes…
onomatopoeia
repeating the same starting sound
alliteration
a comparison in which one thing is said to BE another (for example: You are my world!)
metaphor
“What’s in a name? That which we call a _________ by any other word would smell as sweet.”
rose
He is a smooth talker. He tries to make everyone think they’re his friend. He has a pet parrot named Captain Flint. He only has one leg!
Long John Silver
Mrs. Geckeler giggled at the girl who gave a gallon of glue to the gorilla is an example of...
alliteration
something owed to someone else; can be money that is owed
debt
writing that is NOT based on real life; imaginary stories
fiction
If the Loisels just told the __________ they would not have ruined their lives trying to pay for a diamond necklace for ten years.
truth
He is the narrator. His family owns the Admiral Benbow Inn. He cuts the anchor from the Hispaniola and sails it into a cove.
Jim
This is something Tupac and Langston Hughes have in common.
They both lived in Harlem in New York City at one point in their lives.
an object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that holds it in place when thrown into the water
anchor
a big part of a play (like a chapter in a book)
act
Part of the reason Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet is because he hopes it will end the _______ between the Montagues and the Capulets.
feud
He wrote the novel Treasure Island.
Robert Louis Stevenson
"The sun smiled happily down on us" is an example of...
personification
"I’m so hungry I could eat a whole cow!" is an example of...
hyperbole