Figurative language
”His feet are the bank and I am the crook”
What type of figurative language can this be.
Bonus 100 pts if you find 2
This is a metaphor and a little allusion because the famous saying/thing of the crooks robbing the bank.
What does coach mean when he says ” we haven’t found our rhythm yet”, when they are losing in the game and he is not worried.
He means that the team has not gotten into their zone or their prime in the game yet
What element/device is the author using here?
”Deron William’s crossover is nice, but Allen Iverson’s crossover was so deadly”.
The author is using allusion in this sentence .
“A quick shoulder shake, a slick eye fake”
What type of sound devices is the author using in this sentence.
The author is using rhymes in this sentence
What is Joshes tone toward the new girl in this sentence?
”Her hair dances to its own song. In this moment I forget about the test and the note.”
He has a tone of admiration
“He’s reading me like a book, but I turn the page.”
What type of figurative language is the author using here
The author is using a simile because Josh is comparing himself to a book that the other person is reading using like or as.
What does Josh mean when he says “In the driveway, I’m shacking and Baking.”
He means that he is doing very good in what he is doing at the moment.
“Im an inch taller with dreads down to my neck”
What element/device is the author using in this sentence?
The author is using imagery to describe Josh.
What type of sound device is being used in these two sentences?
”Is a mythical Man child”.
”He has a slammerific shot”.
The author is alliteration in these two sentennnces.
On page 64 what tone does JB have when he interrupts his dad while he is telling a story?
” We Remember dad. And then you told us Beethoven was a famous…….”.
JB had a tone of annoyance towards his father because his dad told the story many times before.
“my dad used to gloat: I balled with Magic and the Goat”. What type of figurative language is displayed in this text?
What does it mean?
Fillthy’s dad is using allusion in this text. It is when you compare something with something or someone famous and well known.
“ Not to be outdone JB revises the bet”.
What does revises mean in this sentence?
Revise in this form of text means to correct or come back to something. In this case JB wants to change or correct the bet so that Josh will agree to it.
What is the mood the author is trying to make you feel in this sentence?
”Ode to my hair
If my hair were a tree I’d climb it. I’d kneel down beneath and enshrine it“.
The mood is dreamy and affectionate.
“ I see Vondie under the hoop so I serve him up with my Alley-oop”.
What sound device is being used in this sentence.
The author is using rhyming in this sentence
”and before you know it were all doing the cha cha slide”.
What mood are the readers feeling while reading this sentence.
The mood is meant to make the reader laugh ( humorous mood).
” I rise like a Learjet”
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentences?
Simile because he is comparing himself to a Learjet using like or as.
What is Hypertension?
And what does Joshes on not let her husband eat
It is a disease that makes your blood pressure dangerously high so you can’t eat SALT or anything that increases blood volume. Joshes mom never lets her husband eat salt because of this.
What is Joshes tone in this sentence?
”thinking less and less about basketball, and more and more about GIRLS”.
Joshes tone in this sentence is annoyance towards JB because he is not focusing on basketball.
“ At the top of the key I’m MOVING & GROOVING, POPping and ROCKING—“. What type of sound device is the author using here.
He is rhyming and using a little bit of rhythm.
“Wait a Minute—— why is the pulchritudinous new girl now talking to my brother?”
What is Joshes tone in this sentence.
Josh has a tone of jealousy in this sentence.
“ His mouth swimming on the floor“
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from the book?
This is an idiom because his mouth is not literally swimming on the floor and if a person who does not really understand figurative language well they would probably call a doctor in this scenario.
“The huge bald patch on the side of my head is a dreadful calamity.”
What does calamity mean in this sentence.
In this form of text calamity means a sudden damage or distress. In Joshes case it means JB cut of five of his precious locks instead of one.
”Some girl who we‘ve never seen before in tight jeans and pink Reebok’s comes up to the table.”
What Elements/devices is the author using here.
The author is using imagery to make the reader picture what the girl looks like.
“ When JB’s soft jumper sails
Tick
through the air
Tock
The crowd stills
Tick”
What type of sound device is the author using here?
Find 2The author is using repetition in this portion of the book by repeating tick and tock over and over.
He is also using onomatopoeia.
“I let him win and get ready to practice harder”.
What tone does Josh have in this sentence.
He has a tone of determination.