The Hunger Games | The Hunger Games (continued) | Vocabulary | Parts of Speech | Literary Devices |
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What is a Jabberjay?
A muttation created by the Capitol to spy on citizens of Panem.
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Who is Madge Undersee?
She gives Katniss the mockingjay pin.
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What is "eclectic"?
Assorted, diverse, various.
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What is a verb?
SETTLE is an example of this: "We SETTLE back into a nook in the rocks."
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What is irony?
The following is an example: "I pick up the scent of singed hair... my calf is screaming....'Katniss, the girl who was on fire.' What a laugh the Gamemakers must be having over that one."
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What are landmines?
The equipment used to protect the Careers' supplies near the Cornucopia.
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Who is Greasy Sae?
She sells soup made with "beef" (wild dog meat) in The Hob.
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What is "facetious"?
Joking or humorous.
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What in a noun?
"My FINGERS stretch out, seeking Prim's warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress." FINGERS is an example of this.
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What is imagery?
"I got a glimpse of the wound on his thigh, gaping, charred flesh, burned clear down to the bone..."
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What is three?
The number of times Katniss is stung by tracker jackers.
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Who are Thresh and Rue?
The tributes from District 11.
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What is "dogmatic"?
Opinionated, dictatorial.
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What is a pronoun?
"WE can hunt, fish, or gather." 'WE' is an example of this.
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What is pacing?
"For the next few hours, I alternate between jogging and walking, putting as much distance as I can between myself and my competitors."
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What is agriculture?
The main industry of DIstrict 11.
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What is "Euphemia"?
Means "fair speech" in Greek.
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What is "esoteric"?
Mysterious, obscure.
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What is an adjective?
Preposterous is an example of this: "The idea is so PREPOSTEROUS."
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What is flashback?
"It was during the worst time. My father had been killed in the mine accident three months earlier in the bitterest January anyone could remember....On the afternoon of my encounter with Peeta Mellark, the rain was falling in relentless icy sheets."
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Who is Portia?
The name of Peeta's stylist.
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What is "Bread and Circuses" (Panem et Circenses)?
The name of Panem comes from a political strategy meaning this in English.
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What is "equivocal"?
Doubtful, uncertain.
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What is an adverb?
"Freely" is an example of this: "Inside the woods they roam FREELY, and there are added concerns like venomous snakes, rabid animals, and no real paths to follow."
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What is foreshadowing?
"I also free the knife - it's a fine one with a long sharp blade, serrated near the handle, which will make it hand for sawing through things..."
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