Woods Runner Chapter 19

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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Why can't Samuel rest comfortably?

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Samuel can't rest comfortably because he thought someone was following them.

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Why did Samuel not speak to the Continental soldier?

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Samuel did not speak to the Continental soldier because he was stunned since he just killed a soldier.

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What does it mean when a 'great weight came off him'?

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This idiom means that he felt relieved or free from worry.

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What is the main theme of Woods Runner?

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The main theme of Woods Runner is survival and the impact of war on individuals and families.

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What is the setting of Woods Runner?

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The setting of Woods Runner is during the American Revolutionary War, primarily in the forests and wilderness of America.