Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this?
" 'He was bald' ... 'Like a bowling ball,' Shelly said."
What point of view is Flush told in and who is telling the story?
Noah Underwood is telling the story
What character is being described?
“…passionate about the environment… volatile and impulsive.” (page 62)
Who said:
“Get, up you sorry sack of beans, before I park that slimy aquarium on your head.” (page 34)
What can we infer from this line:
“Mom wants to know if she should call the lawyer… the same one from last time? She wasn’t sure.”
(page 2)
Noah’s father has been in trouble with the law before.
What type of figurative language is this?
“I found myself studying the shape of his head, which reminded me of an extra-large walnut.”
What is the setting of Flush?
Summertime
What character is being described?
“He looked mopey and gray…he reminded her of Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh.” (page 35)
Who said:
“You got a hard head, for a buttface.” (page 37)
What can we infer from this line:
“Most of my friends aren’t crazy about their sisters, but Abbey’s alright.”
Noah and Abbey have a good relationship.
What type of figurative language is this?
“ ‘He’s lost his marbles,’ Abbey muttered.”
Who are the major characters in the story?
Hint: There are seven.
What character is being described?
“All we know for sure is he took his fishing boat down to South America on some sort of job, and he never came back.” (page 4)
Who said:
“Don’t call people names… It ain’t polite.” (page 55)
What can we infer from this line:
“Really? Well, let’s just say that’s true. What’s it got to do with you or me or the price of potatoes?”
(page 17)
Lice Peeking is a selfish character. He will only do something if it benefits him.
What type of figurative language is this?
“He was lounging on the front stoop, sucking on a cigarette. His hair was wet and tangly, and his shirt was damp. I couldn’t tell whether he’d taken a shower or sprayed himself down with a garden hose.”
Imagery
Who are the minor characters in the story?
*Hint: there are 5
What character is being described?
“…played one of Snow White’s seven dwarfs…”
(page 72)
Who said:
“He’s going to lay low and act like a model citizen, in case the coast guard comes snooping around.”
(page 65)
What can we infer from this line:
“…and now he was one of the richest men in Monroe County, or so he said.” (page 15)
Dusty Muleman is a dishonest character.
What type of figurative language is this:
“Some brat yanked one too many times on his tail, and Grandpa Kenneth spun around and punted him halfway down Main Street USA.”
Hyperbole
What is the main conflict of the story?
Dusty Muleman is polluting the ocean with waste and Noah is trying to prove it so his father can get out of jail.
What character is being described?
“…I could hear him snoring. He sounded just like Rado’s dog, Godzilla, when he sleeps.” (page 79)
Who said:
“Well, Noah, you’ve got to admit… his behavior has been erratic. Unpredictable I mean.” (page 44)
What can we infer from this line:
“He told Dad and the other guides that he’d inherited some money from a rich uncle who’d died in an elephant stampede in Africa. I remember Mom’s eyes narrowing when Dad told us the story- it was the same look I got whenever I tell her I’m done with my homework and she knows better.”
(page 15)
Noah’s mother doesn’t believe that the story is true. She is suspicious.