Tommy,Bella, and Mili

Personification is...

• comparing using "like" or "as"
• giving human traits to nonhuman things
• saying things are like other things
• using the same beginning sound in several words in one line

The author says the river is

• dangerous🤬🤬

• Stormy🌊🌪🌨☔️⛈🌩

• a friend👯‍♀️👯👯‍♂️

• an enemy🙃😡😱😨👺

The author is writing about a specific memory of his. What type of writing is this called?

• A biography

• A memoir

• A stanza

• Graffiti

What’s it called when you have all of one’s attention

• Rabid👿👺👹

• Sly🤔🤫🤭

• Engrossed🙂🙂😌

• Addiction😶‍🌫️🍃💨🚬

What an Obituary

• A garden of only trees🌲🌳🏝

• Showing a cunning or deceitful nature🤔🤫🤫

• A notice of death💀☠️👻

• An object propelling through the air🔫

Which of the following describes a memoir?

• an informational article
• historical fiction
• realistic fiction
• a factual account of the author's life

Why would you insulate your home?

• To keep it safe from tornadoes
• To keep the light trapped inside
• To keep it warm in the winter and cool in the summer
• To keep it from catching on fire

True or false:  A tree can be splintered.

• True
• False

When the author says the river "whispered" to him to get ready, he means...

• he knew there was a storm approaching

• he knew there was a waterfall up ahead

• he was heading towards a forest fire

• a mermaid was talking to him

What does it mean to splinter something?

• To pull it out with tweezers

• To talk to it like a person

• To break it into small, thin pieces

• To protect it from heat or cold