All Around the Room Vocabulary for Collection Six

1 The darkening sky warned that a storm was ________ or about to happen.

2 The trembling kola bear perched ___________or unsteadily on the weak tree branch.

Define Symbolism 3

4 The boy was so sure he could teach his dog tricks that he predicted it with an air of ____________. He knew he would not be mistaken.

5 The crops are __________ or suffering due to the severe drought.

Draw a SYMBOL. Then briefly explain its LITERAL meaning and its SYMBOLIC meaning. 6

7 Hating to be inside on a sunny day, the _________boy was resentful as he started to do his homework.

8 Her eye make-up made her big beautiful eyes pop even more because it was ________, or rainbow like.

9 Create your own SIMILE. **NOTE** You cannot use one that was already discussed in class. Be creative. Come up with something new and funny.

10 The students protest was _________ or spoiled when the police swarmed in and forced everyone to immediately leave the site.

11 Not sure if her mother was listening to what she was saying, Nikita ______ or repeated her five reasons for needing to break curfew that night.

12 Write TWO examples of a vice and TWO examples of a virtue. (*Remember* Think of vices and virtues in terms of qualities you look or do not look for in a friend) Make sure you label each.

13 The lake was________ or peaceful while the swans swam in the water.

14 Explain the DIFFERENCE between a symbol and an allegory. Use ONE example to support your answer.

15 Explain ONE way you can tell if an object, event, animal, a setting or a person is a symbol in a story.