Chapter 12 Underground to Canada

Underground to Canada

Chapter  12

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1.  The author again uses excellent similes to describe what the trip has done to Julilly and Liza.  We call a simile a “figure of speech” because it is not supposed to be taken literally.  It is a comparison.  If a person was new to the English language or if he/she didn’t understand figures of speech, how might he/she picture Julilly and Liza as they are described in this chapter?  Draw a picture (or find a graphic if you are word processing this) of one or both of them as they would look if the simile was misunderstood or taken literally. 

2.  A diamante is a type of poem that follows the pattern of a diamond by starting with 1 word in the first line (a noun), 2 words in the second line that describe the first word (adjectives), 3 words in the third line in which there is a shift from describing the first word, to describing the last word in the poem, 2 words in the fourth line which describe the 1 word in the fifth line.             

Here is an example:

Now you try one based on the sad circumstance that befalls Lester and Adam in this chapter.

Friend Caring, Kind Talkative, Gossipy, Betrayer Hurtful, Mean Enemy

Runaway _________________,  __________________ _____________,____________,_____________ __________________,__________________ Prisoner