Figurative Language
"plumped-out plumage pencilled plainly" is an example of what?
personification
Toad talks too much, is greedy and covetous, impulsive, is cruel to his friends, and has NO self-control. Which one of these characteristics is not true?
he is cruel to his friends
Who is the Toad character patterned after?
Kenneth Grahame's son
Finish quote: "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply......."
messing about in boats
"Such a rich a chapter it [the summer] had been" is an example of what?
metaphor
Badger is cruel, silent & angry, serious & unchanging, outgoing, and greedy. Which of these characteristics is true?
he is serious and unchanging
What does Ratty change his opinion on?
Being disinterested in the Wide World
"Helper and healer, I cheer - Small waifs int he woodland wet" describes who?
Pan
"The diffident and delaying dog-rose" is an example of what?
alliteration
Ratty is poetic, loves to be on the river, is always faithful, observant, and loves to party. Which one of these is NOT true?
loves to party
What is Toad's epiphany
his vision of the motor-car
Why does Mole prefer the Wild Wood in the the winter?
because everything is bare and open
What is personification?
giving human characteristics to an object
How does Mole change by the end?
He grows up and becomes a leader
What clever thing does Mole do?
He feeds false information to the stoats, weasels, and ferrets disguised as a washerwoman
When does toad learn to be quiet and what are Rat and Badger's reaction?
at the party and they are shocked and pleased
What is alliteration?
having two or more words begin with the same letter within a sentence
How does Toad change?
He learns to stop boasting and be humble
Where does Mole learn he belongs in Chapter 4?
in domesticated, civilized places of tilled field and hedgerow
Give an a chief fault of Toad's outside of talking too much and give an example
answers will vary