Mississippi Solo Review

A large mass of snow, ice, dirt or rocks falling quickly

• Avalanche
• Insulate
• Splinter
• Ethereal

To prevent heat from passing through something

• Avalanche
• Insulate
• Splinter
• Ethereal

To break something into sharp, thin pieces

• Avalanche
• Insulate
• Splinter
• Ethereal

Seeming to belong to another world or seeming ghostly

• Avalanche
• Insulate
• Splinter
• Ethereal

What type of figurative language is this? The river was talking to me.

• Personification
• Simile
• metaphor
• Literal

What type of figurative language is this? The river whispered “Get ready. Get ready.”

• Personification
• Simile
• metaphor
• Literal

What type of figurative language is this? Clouds rolled overhead like batter in a bowl.

• Simile
• Personification
• metaphor
• Literal

What type of figurative language is this? Rain sprinkles passed over like army scouts.

• Simile
• Personification
• metaphor
• Literal

A type of writing where a person shares a specific memory.

• Memoir
• Expository
• Op-Ed
• Argument

What element shows that Mississippi Solo is a memoir?

• first-person pronouns (I/Me)
• Verbs
• Figurative Language
• Complete Sentences