Where the Red Fern Grows Figurative Language
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
By Lauren Ayube
Young Billy has always dreamed of having a dog. Not just any dog, and not just one dog. Billy dreams of having two raccoon hounds and raising them to hunt. Billy works and works to save money to buy himself these dogs, and has no idea the true value that they will bring to his life.
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Students can illustrate examples of figurative language in Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls and their meaning.
Storyboard Text
- SIMILIE
- Look at him! He's not from around here!
- IDIOM
- I wonder why the trap isn't working...
- Maybe you left too much scent around when you made the traps.
- PERSONIFICATION
- Come on, give the kid a break! Just fall!
- No.
- Page 44: "My face was as red as a fox's tail." This means that the Billy's face was red with anger when the townspeople made fun of him.
- Page 68: He put his thinking cap on and thought over the situation."The term "thinking cap" is used when someone is concentrating really hard on something.
- Page 109: "The wind itself seemed to be angry at the big tree's stubborn resistance."This is when Billy was trying to cut down the very large tree and it wouldn't budge. It seemed even the wind was trying to help him, but the tree wouldn't fall.
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