Characters
Who is Sal and what is her role in the story?
What is “Sal is the main character who moves the story along when she suggests going on a trip to bring home her mother”
What is Figurative Language?
What is “figurative language is a type of figurative element used to convey meanings other than the literal meaning”
This would've happened if Sals mother didn’t go through the loss of her second child, what would’ve happened?
What is that Sals mom wouldn’t be overwhelmed and have another reason to leave
What type of characters are Sals grandparents
What is “Grams is a tough lady, and Gramps is kind and all over the place”
This figurative language phrase includes two types of figurative languages “The sound of wind was hurry hurry hurry, and even at night the silent darkness whispered rush, rush, rush” what are they?
What are Personification and Onomatopoeia
How does this figurative language affect the story?”You can’t prevent the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair”
What is “it affects the plot by Mrs. Partridge passing this note to Mrs. Winterbottom to show that people can’t always control the events that happen but people can control how it affects them.”
This figurative language phrase was used by Phoebe to describe a character trait of Margaret , what was the phrase?
What is “I told you she was as strong as an ox”
The word “Figurative” was deprived from this Latin word, which one?
What is figurare
Find the meaning behind this figurative language phrase and why it relates to the plot “Don’t judge a man before you walk two moons in his moccasins”
what is don’t judge someone until you have been in their shoes.
What is “Sal thinks about the things she’s angry/ upset about and places herself in the persons shoes
How are Sal and Phoebe related to each other as characters?
What is because both Sal and Phoebes mothers are missing and they are unsure of their presence.
How is figurative language implanted in the story?
What is “through people saying it to Sal”
How does Figurative Language impact the plot?
What is because of how it shows more in its storytelling. It expands on ways to convey its themes through figurative language.
How does Sals understanding of her mom being dead change her as a character?
What is “that Sal accepts more things in return and Sal wants to change to imagine herself in someone else’s shoes”
What type of figurative language is this quote and what does it mean?"You could have knocked me over with a chicken feather"
What is a hyperbole and the state of being surprised.
What happens to Phoebe and Sal's friendship after Phoebe's mom goes missing and why?
What is that their relationship is still very intact. The reason is that after Phoebe's mom goes missing, Sal understands what Phoebe has to go through and they work together to find Mrs. Winterbottom. This is how they form a deeper understanding of each other.