Figurative Language in "Freak the Mighty" Ch. 1 & 2

What does the author mean by "I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for awhile..."

• Max felt dumb but Freak was smart

• Freak gave Max a brain transplant

• Max was brain-dead

• Freak gave Max a toy brain

What language feature is "He didn't look so small then, we were all of us pretty small, right?"

• Metaphor

• Rhetorical question

• Simile

• Personification

What language feature is this "Man, they were death-ray eyes..."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

"What a butthead, huh?" What is the effect of this rhetorical question?

• It draws the reader in and makes them feel like they're having a conversation with the narrator

• It uses formal language to show he really means it

• The narrator doesn't want the reader to believe him

• The narrator isn't sure of what he means

What language feature is this? "I'm just this critter hiding out in the basement..."

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Simile

What effect does the metaphor "I'm just this critter, hanging out in the basement, drooling on my comic books or whatever" have on the readers?

• It makes Max seem less human and more like an animal

• It shows that the author can write fancy

• It makes the readers afraid of what lives in the basement

What language feature is this? "... and when it goes off your heart thuds to a stop for a microsecond, wham"

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Assonance

• Repetition

What language feature is this? "Like she has this glow, a secret spotlight that follows her around..."

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition