Who is Who
What was wrong with Despereaux when he was born?
He had big ears and his eyes were open.
What is beneath the castle?
A dungeon filled with rats.
this type of figurative language uses the same sound at the beginning of a word over and over!
What is the definition of a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using the words like or as
What is Despereaux's mothers name?
Antoinette
Why are mice sent to the dungeon?
If they break the rules/do something bad.
This word means to repent or say no "I won't do it anymore!"
renounce
Miggery Sow was not the sharpest knife in the drawer is an example of which type of figurative language?
idiom
Where did Despereaux go to read?
The library inside the castle.
What does the red thread symbolize?
Death
Who heads up the mouse council and how many members are there?
The head of the mouse council is the Most Very Honored Head Mouse and including him, there are 14 members
Why does Desperaux say," I honor you" to the princess?
He is repeating what the knight said to the fair maiden in the book he read.
"Stories are light" is an example of which type of figurative language?
metaphor
Who is the thread master and what does he smell like?
5. The thread master is the mouse who ties the red ribbon around Despereaux's neck and he smells alive like celery
"the light danced and sang" is what kind of figurative language?
personification