Holes Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as': "he was like a parrot on roller skates"

Back

Simile

Front

Comparison without 'like' or 'as': 'my sister is a fly'

Back

Metaphor

Front

Exaggeration: "It's a million degrees in here."

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Events occurring before the current action.

Back

Flashback

Front

Recover through digging:

Back

unearth

Front

Boundary line or area inside it

Back

perimeter

Front

Easily damaged or broken.

Back

delicate

Front

Line where sky meets Earth

Back

horizon

Front

Flask for carrying water:

Back

canteen

Front

With skill; in a skillful manner;

Back

deftly