Hunger Games Chapter 11-19 Vocab
Describing an amount that is extremely large. (Ast)
Astronomical
A comparison using like or as
simile
What is "descending" on Katniss at the end of Chapter 12
A fire
In Chapter 13, who says, “Oh, let her stay up there. It’s not like she’s going anywhere. We’ll deal with her in the morning.”?
Peeta
The protagonist of "The Hunger Games"
Katniss Everdeen
Go into or through something; (pen)
penetrate
Your main point
thesis
to resist or confront with resistance
"Sometime student ____________ their parents and teachers." (de)
defy/defying
The person who opposes the main character
Antagonist
What is projected in the sky each night in the Hunger Games?
Faces of the dead tributes
At the end of Chapter 13, who is in the trees next to Katniss?
Rue
A comparison without using like or as
metaphor
Something really painful (ag)
agony
The opposing argument/the opposite of your main point
counterargument
For an unlimited or unspecified period of time. (i)
indefinitely
An exaggeration
hyperbole
What causes Katniss's "neighbor" to be killed on the first night?
She lit a fire
In Chapter 13: Who says, “I’ll do better with my sword.”
Cato
Without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. (u)
unscathed
Very angry
furious
Your explanation why the counterargument is wrong
rebuttal
Describe a route or journey longer than most. (c)
circuitous
theme
What is the word that the Careers use to describe Katniss for justification that she would buy into the "sappy romance stuff"?
Simpleminded
Who is killed in Katniss's silent attack on the Careers?
Glimmer and the girl from district 4
Giving something that is not human, human qualities
personification
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; (p)
perplexed
Which word means "exact and correct"?
Dangerously likely to fall or collapse. (p)
precarious
explain something, give background information (time, place, people) that helps to understand what's going on
expository/context
In Chapter 11, once the main battle is over, how many cannon shots does Katniss hear?
11
What does Rue put on Katniss's stings to help them heal?
Chewed up leaves
A word that sounds like the sound it makes
onomatopoeia
not wise; lacking judgment or patience
imprudent
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words
concise