WIT Ch. 5 & 6 Vocab/Figurative Language

What does the word "perturbed" mean in the sentence: "Even Calvin did not seem perturbed."?

• Excited

• Unsettled

• Happy

• Bored

If something is "nondescript," what is it lacking?

• Color

• Shape

• Distinctive features

• Sound

Someone who listens "raptly" is:

• Not paying attention

• Completely fascinated

• Extremely confused

• Frustrated

If a noise "reverberates," what does it do?

• Stops immediately

• Fades away quietly

• Echoes repeatedly

• Becomes silent

What does "simultaneously" mean?

• One after another

• At the same time

• Randomly

• Slowly

"Then the doors of all the houses opened simultaneously, and out came women like a row of paper dolls." What type of figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"The darkness seemed to seethe and writhe." What type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

“The trees were lashed into a violent frenzy.” What type of figurative language is this?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

“Like a great white foot, it came down and compressed the whole of her body.” What type of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?

• "The stars are alive and taking care of us."

• "Meg's heart stopped beating for a moment."

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "Charles Wallace was as stubborn as a rock."