Vocabulary
The hostage was deprived of food and water. Deprived means
take away
What figurative language is a comparison and uses the words “like or as?” Here is an example - He paced back and forth like a caged animal.
Simile
How did Klaus figure out what Olaf was up to?
He stayed up all night reading books about wedding laws.
Words like clang, boom, buzzz, or pow are examples of
Onomatopoeia
Which sentence uses glimpse correctly?
She was able to catch a glimpse of the car as it drove by.
You can here Olaf tromping down the hallway.
What is the definition of the word tromping?
Stomping
What type of figurative language is used when the author uses details used to describe Count Olaf’s House : The bricks were stained with soot and grime. There were only two small windows, which were closed with shades drawn. Rising above the windows was a tall and dirty tower that tilted to the left.
Imagery
What type of hook did Violet create and later made connection with the hookman?
Grappling hook
Which is an example of personification?
The fire crawled up the building.
Violet is the eldest orphan?
What is the definition of the word eldest?
oldest
Violet meditatively sat on the floor when she was thinking of an invention. What is the definition of the word meditatively?
Deeply Focusing
Which is an example of a Hyperbole?
It took him a million years to walk to class.
Why didn’t Mr. Poe do anything to help the children when the they visited him at work?
He was busy on the phones and didn’t hear them.
Klaus and Sunny were thick as thieves, which means they were close and best friends. What type of figurative language is this?
Idiom
When you say something is geographically far away from you, you mean…
It is the furthest distance from you on a map
Forlornly means
Depressed or sad from loneliness
An idiom is …
a group of words you can’t take literally and have a different meaning
How did Count Olaf plan to get the Baudelaire's fortune?
By marrying Violet.
What figurative language is a direct comparison? Here is an example - Life is a roller coaster
metaphor
What is a condition or situation that is related to an event?
Circumstances
Which is an example of personification?
The pencil leaped off the table
Betty bought some butter because she said her batter taste bitter; will it make her batter better?
Alliteration
How were the children able to foil Count Olaf's plans?
Violet signed the documents with her left hand and made the documents invalid
Which is an onomatopoeia?
When a word sounds like the sound it would make
What does despondent mean?
Lost of hope