Figurative language - Refugee

"The air seemed to crackle around them like static from a radio."

What type of figurative language is this and how does it help develop the setting at Josef's house on the night the Nazis invaded the home?

• metaphor - it helps the reader become aware of the terror involved in the Nazis' invasion of the home.

• simile - it helps the reader become aware of the terror involved in the Nazis' invasion of the home.

• personification - it helps the reader realize how much damage the Nazis did.

• hyperbole - It helps the reader become aware of how Josef tends to exaggerate.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

"The shadows grabbed them again and dragged them into the living room" is an example of (a)  

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The Nazis trashed the rest of Josef's house, breaking furniture and smashing plates and tearing curtains."

Why is it more effective to use the word "smashing" as opposed to "breaking" or "destroying?"

• It helps transport the reader into the scene so he/she can experience the destruction through the author's words.

• Onomatopoeias such as "smash" are better to use than plain, ordinary words.

• The author already used "breaking" in the sentence and doesn't want to repeat the word.

• None of these

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

"It fluttered to the floor, the Star of David landing face up for all the world to see."

Why does the author explain Josef's armband falling to the floor in this manner when he could have just written "The armband fell to the floor?"

• To build suspense

• To help the reader visualize this event

• To allow the reader to get a clear picture of the setting

• all of these

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

As soon as we meet Isabel, chaos erupts. One of the sounds she hears is a pistol. The line reads "...a pistol fired — pak!" Why did the writer include the onomatopoeia "pak?"

• to scare the reader

• to remind readers what a pistol sounds like

• to set the scene

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Look in ch. 1-6 (the chapters we've already read). Find an onomatopoeia. An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds the way it's written.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3