Vocabulary A
unclear; not understandable
Which of these words goes with the words above?
incomprehensible or disdainful
incomprehensible
"As he worked, he whistled loudly into the stillness. It made the knot in his stomach loosen a little."
Which type of figurative language is being used in this quote?
idiom
open resistance or disobedience
Which word is being described?
disposition or defiant
defiant
Where is the example of alliteration in the following quote?
"The poor savage who fled, but had stopped, though he saw both his enemies had fallen ...yet was so frightened with the noise and fire of my piece, that he stood stock-still, and neither came forward nor went backward..."
stood stock-still
What is flint used for?
to make stone tools and start fires
"The maple trees circling the clearing flamed scarlet? What color is scarlet similar to?
red
"Matt took the watch in his hand as gently as if it were a bird's egg."
Which type of figurative language is being used in this quote?
simile
"He had envied Attean his free, unhampered life in the forest, and boisterous comradeship in the village." What does boisterous mean in this sentence?
energetic; noiy; loud; rowdy
"The bow seemed to Matt to be as stiff as iron."
What type of figurative language is being used? What is being compared?
simile; the bow and iron
Silently the boy sat down, as straight and _______ as a cedar post. Which word best completes this sentence?
comfortable or rigid
rigid
What did Matt use that was made of pewter?
utensils
"Helpless with fury at his own carelessness, he stood for some time in the middle of the cabin, unable to pull his wits together.
Which type of figurative language is being used in this quote?
idiom
Who can be referred to as a proprietor in the story?
Matt's father
"Jays still screamed at him, and the chickadees twittered softly in the trees, but the songbirds disappeared."
Which type of figurative language is being used? Where is the use of the figurative language?
personification; Jays still screamed at him.
Saknis wanted Matt to teach Attean to read so that he would be able to read what?
a treaty
If a cabin is being described as ramshackle, is strongly built or in astate of severe disrepair?
in a state of severe disrepair
"The boggy ground sucked at his feet."
Which type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
personification
casually
"The man's words had brought a great lump in his throat."
What does this example of figurative language mean?
a feeling of tightness in the throat caused by strong nervous feelings
"His meager harvest was safely stored away? What does meager mean in this sentence?
small amount; lacking in quantity or quality
Which part of speech are the following words: disdainful, dumbfounded, conscious
adjectives
"It was discouraging, reading to a wooden post."
Which type of figurative language is being used in this quote?
metaphor
The words daubed, salvage, prowled, and bellowing are which part of speech ?
verb
"Late in the day snow began, soundlessly, steadily. Before dark it had laid a white blanket over the trees and stumps and the cabin."
What is the meaning of this example of figurative language
The trees, stumps, and cabin was covered with snow.
Which part of speech are the following words: scorn, scowl, resentment?
noun