The boys in the LOTF wearing face paint and dancing
Telling jokes to your friends
Harrison Bergeron being killed by the Handicapper General
Spending 10 years to pay for a necklace that ends up a fake
When the sun sank, darkness dropped on the island like an extinguisher and soon the shelters were full of restlessness, under the remote stars.
personfication
irony
simile
metaphor
"'Hope' is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
simile
allusion
personification
metaphor
Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back again, the body of Piggy was gone.
personification
metaphor
allusion
simile
In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of Ralph and Jack's rivalry in LOTF?
Answers will vary.
The Loisels returned to their home ______ that they had lost the necklace.
disconsolate
infallible
exorbitant
iridescent
The darkness placed a hand on my shoulder and made me shudder.
metaphor
simile
symbolism
personification
Make a simile or metaphor to describe your best friend.
Answers will vary.
The "savages" who had never cared about the signal fire accidentally signaled a passing ship when they set the forest on fire trying to kill or capture Ralph.
personification
irony
metaphor
simile
Which is an example of irony?
Being hunted by "savages"
Forgiving your enemies
A happy ending in a play
Saying "It's a beautiful day!" when the weather is terrible
The subject of divorce is _______ to talk about in some cultures.
taboo
malevolent
vagrant
sinewy
No one is ________. We all make mistakes.
infallible
synchronized
a pauper
aghast
Which of these is an example of an anachronism?
Nuclear weapons getting invented during WWII
Julius Caesar looking up a map of Gaul on the internet
People driving flying cars in the future
Piggy wearing spectacles
My parents are ________ me to attend a college I don't want to go to.
quavering
parrying
compelling
cowering
In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of the pig's head on a stick that Simon encounters?
Answers will vary.
There was no sign left of the storm, and the beach was swept clean like a blade that has been scoured.
personification
metaphor
simile
alliteration
An area of sea water separated from the sea by a reef or sandbar
decorous
conch
chorister
lagoon
What is symbolism?
When the outcome of a story is different than expected
When an inanimate object takes on human traits
When sth has multiple meanings or represents sth else
When you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Instantly the fire was alight...Before these fantastically attractive flowers of violet and red and yellow, unkindness melted away.
irony
simile
metaphor
personification
A pilot with a fear of heights is a bit ________.
ironic
metaphorical
allegorical
infallible
Her eyes were glistening dewdrops.
personification
simile
irony
metaphor
Time is a thief, stealing my life from me.
simile/allusion
irony/symbolism
illustration/anachronism
metaphor/personification
In your opinion, what is the symbolic meaning of the signal fire in LOTF?
Answers will vary.
Coffee is a rainbow in my heart on a dark and cloudy day.
simile
irony
personification
metaphor
My heart felt as warm as the sun-soaked grasses when I saw her.
irony
metaphor
simile
personfication
The fog sighs and lays down over the city.
irony
alliteration
personification
simile
My teacher couldn't hear me and I had to _______ my point.
mar
investigate
reinvigorate
reiterate
His poor singing voice was a _______ to his dreams of becoming a pop star.
hinderance
vigilance
adulation
illiterate
The guard was ______ and protected the motorbikes carefully.
infallible
vigilant
blatant
synchronized
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