ATBP Characters
Figurative Language
He said WHAT?
ATBP Word Candy
God is in the Details
100

This character has soft / bare / feet.

Who is Tommy? 

100

In choking mist and wailing dust... I hear her. 

What is personification? 

100

"My brother died because of you." 

Who is Rob Brennan? 

100

Matt the rat. 

What is rhyme? 

100

Freedom is the color of these

What are bright red sneakers? 

200

He pitches for the Lynbrook Lions. 

Who is Matt Pin? 

200

Maybe for Dad I'm like the coin you drop in the poor box at church. 

What is simile? 

200

"Sometimes it's useful to open things up and have a closer look. Sometimes it helps to understand why things work the way they do." 

Who is Coach Robeson? 

200
We called him Whirlin' Will.

What is alliteration? 

200

This is the reason Chris cannot smile. 

What are his scars that move "in the wrong direction"? 

300

He has a nasty cough. 

Who is Coach Robeson? 

300

"Hey, even Ron Guidry makes mistakes," Jeff says as he opens the bottle of ketchup....

What is allusion? 

300

When I was young, I saw a small sparrow fall out of her nest...

Who is Michael Pin? 

300

I wait for my mother to pack a snack for Tommy...

What is rhyme? 

300

They learn about this Agent at a Veteran Voices meeting. 

What is Agent Orange? 

400

This character has a Dustoff patch. 

Who is Jeff?

400

Would I recognize the dragon who went beyond the mountain and never came back? 

What is metaphor? 

400

Ball, ball, play ball? 

Who is Tommy? 

400

The room suddenly feels stuffy, and the smell of old books and burnt coffee makes me nauseous. 

What is assonance? 

400

Two of the Lynbrook Lions share this first name. 

What is Michael? 

500

This character was given a legitimate deferment

Who is Michael Pin? 

500

I don't think dissecting a baseball is going to make me play better or understand anything better, but I put all the broken pieces in my pocket. 

What is symbolism? 
500

"Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're stayin' alive..." 

Who is the Bee Gees? 

500

Some bunting. Some base-running skills.

What is consonance? 

500

Maybe love is like this kind of natural event.

What is a monsoon rain?