Table of Contents
- 1 What type of figurative language is the dark sky filled with angry swirling clouds?
- 2 What are some figurative language in The Treasure of Lemon Brown?
- 3 Why is Greg’s father angry with Greg?
- 4 What do the neighborhood thugs want from lemon brown?
- 5 What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?
What type of figurative language is the dark sky filled with angry swirling clouds?
Here are all the answers:
| Description | Match: |
|---|---|
| “The dark sky filled with angry swirling clouds…” is an example of what kind of figurative language? | personification |
What is a metaphor in the story Lemon Brown?
Greg is in an arngry mood,and the metaphor used in the story is “The Dark sky, filled with angry, swirling clouds,”.
What are some figurative language in The Treasure of Lemon Brown?
Terms in this set (6) “A car passed, it’s tires hissing over the wet street and it’s red taillights glowing in the darkness.” (Myers 2) Because of the wet road, the tires hiss. “The voice was high and brittle, like dry twigs being broken…” ( Myers 2) Lemon Brown’s voice sounds like cracking.
What is an example of personification in The Treasure of Lemon Brown?
For example, the author uses personification in the sentence which states, “. . . bits of paper danced between the parked cars.” By using personification the author helps the reader to infer the scenery as empty, abandoned, and a run-down, deserted area.
Why is Greg’s father angry with Greg?
At the beginning of the story, Greg is upset with his father because he won’t let him play basketball because of his grades. The story says that Greg thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled.
What does I got a razor sharp enough to cut a week into nine days?
“Don’t try nothing’ ’cause I got a razor here sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!” What does Lemon Brown mean by his use of the figurative expression “sharp enough to cut a week into nine days”? The knife has magical powers. There are nine days within a week.
What do the neighborhood thugs want from lemon brown?
The thugs wanted to steal Lemon Brown’s treasure.
What was Greg’s treasure?
As they shone the light, almost finding Lemon Brown, Greg howled to divert the attention, thereby allowing Brown to tackle the thugs and chase them away. It is then that Lemon Brown shows Greg his treasure- some old newspaper clippings and a worn harmonica.
What is Greg’s main problem at the beginning of the story?
At the beginning of the story, Greg is upset with his father because he won’t let him play basketball because of his grades. By the end of the story, Greg attitude has changed and he isn’t upset any more. The story says that Greg thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled.
What is Figurat?
Figurative language is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. Writers can use figurative language to make their work more interesting or more dramatic than literal language which simply states facts.