Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

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What is the major conflict in 'Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust'?

Back

The terrible things are coming for different animals and no one is standing up against them.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

What type of figurative language is used when the author writes 'heard a thump'?

Back

onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What figurative language is represented when Little Rabbit sees terrible shadows that blot out the sun?

Back

metaphor

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Front

What does the shade symbolize in the story?

Back

protection

Front

What is the role of an illustrator in a book?

Back

draws pictures

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Front

What is an allegory?

Back

A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Front

What does it mean to stand up for others?

Back

To support or defend someone who is being treated unfairly.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the significance of shadows in literature?

Back

Shadows often symbolize fear, danger, or the unknown.