Chameleon
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Literal or figurative
100

What is the setting?

South Africa

100

When something is the exact, direct meaning

Literal

100

The prefix that means before

Pre

100

The cat slept on the rug

Literal

200

What does Trevor do to his cousin?

Perforates/punctures his ear

200

Something that represents something else or an idea

Symbol

200

To take something back

Reclaim

200

Say the literal idea in this figurative language 

--she's trippin'--

 What does it literally mean?

She is wrong.

300

What kind of type or genre book is Trevor Noah's book? 

Memoir

300

Language that uses the five senses

Imagery

300

Name the five senses used in imagery

Sight

Sound

Taste

Smell

Touch

300

I ran like a cheetah

Figurative

400

Who is the only person Trevor is afraid of because she disciplines him?

Mother

400

The mood of the story

Tone

400

the way someone sees, understands, or thinks about something

Perspective

400

Say this figuratively: I am tired.

Im so tired I could die

I'm tired I could sleep forever

500

What language does Trevor speak at home?

Xhosa
500

Language helps build bridges and connect with people-- this is an example of the __________of the story

Theme

500
Define inconspicuous

not easily noticed; not attracting attention

500

What is this called? "I cried an ocean of tears"
what kind of figurative language is this?

Hyperbole

Hyperbolic