15. p. 155 can’t believe….” (Ch. 35) “I neither” “Me Why is it instead of either? ‘neither’ 16. Sploosh is an on-o-ma-to-poe-ia noun. (Ch. 35) Definition of onomatopeoia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle). The use of such words is for rhetorical effect. Explain how sploosh is onomatopoeia. Give some other examples of onomatopoeia words. 17. p. 160 not exactly the luckiest guy in the is rhetoric called understatement. It “I’m world’ under estimates or under-states the situation. Here, obviously, Stanley is NOT at all lucky. (Ch. 36) Write an original example of understatement about yourself here: 18. p. 161--How did you react to the description of Mary Lou here? Why would the author include this? (Ch. 36) 19. p. 171-176 How does Stanley combine his sense perception and logic to figure out how to live on top of Thumb? Be specific in your answer! Write each sense or logical clue God’s he used. (Ch. 38) 20. p. 189 What does Zero say about the song? (Ch. 43) How is this possible? Think! 21. p. 193 There is a metaphor here. Write it, explain it. (Ch. 43) 22. How does the explanation about onion tonic, a medicine or cure, author’s Sam’s foreshadow what happens to Stanley and Zero in chapter 47? 23. Sticky tab as you read. Then write 5 examples of figurative language from Chapters 41-45-- (not descriptions but similes, metaphors, hyperbole, aphorisms, euphemisms, understatements, sarcasm, rhetoric, etc).
15. p. 155 “I can’t believe….” (Ch. 35) “Me neither” Why is it ‘neither’ instead of either? 16. Sploosh is an on-o-ma-to-poe-ia noun. (Ch. 35) Definition of onomatopeoia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle). The use of such words is for rhetorical effect. Explain how sploosh is onomatopoeia. Give some other examples of onomatopoeia words. 17. p. 160 “I’m not exactly the luckiest guy in the world’ is rhetoric called understatement. It under estimates or under-states the situation. Here, obviously, Stanley is NOT at all lucky. (Ch. 36) Write an original example of understatement about yourself here: 18. p. 161--How did you react to the description of Mary Lou here? Why would the author include this? (Ch. 36) 19. p. 171-176 How does Stanley combine his sense perception and logic to figure out how to live on top of God’s Thumb? Be specific in your answer! Write each sense or logical clue he used. (Ch. 38) 20. p. 189 What does Zero say about the song? (Ch. 43) How is this possible? Think! 21. p. 193 There is a metaphor here. Write it, explain it. (Ch. 43) 22. How does the author’s explanation about Sam’s onion tonic, a medicine or cure, foreshadow what happens to Stanley and Zero in chapter 47? 23. Sticky tab as you read. Then write 5 examples of figurative language from Chapters 41-45-- (not descriptions but similes, metaphors, hyperbole, aphorisms, euphemisms, understatements, sarcasm, rhetoric, etc).
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