Figurative Language, Vocabulary, and The Giver Study Guide

Flashcards covering vocabulary terms, figurative language definitions, and specific plot points/facts from 'The Giver'.

Similes

Comparing with like or as.

Metaphors

Comparing without like or as.

Hyperbole

An exaggeration.

Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-living things.

Onomatopoeia

Imitates or suggests real sound.

Alliteration

The same consonant sounds at the very beginning of closely connected words.

Idiom

A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words.

Deportation

An official order telling someone to leave a country expulsion.

Portable

Able to carried or moved about.

Portfolio

A container for holding and carrying papers, drawings, or records.

Rapport

A relationship based on feelings of agreement and trust; positive feelings.

Admit

To allow to enter, send in, receive.

Emit

To send forth or release; to give off energy.

Missile

An object, such as a rocket or torpedo, that can be launched or sent to hit something at a distance; a projectile.

Mission

A job one is sent to do; a goal or purpose.

Omit

To leave out, to exclude.

Submit

To be controlled by, to accept the rule of.

Fate of the Pilot-in-training

He was released after he flew over the community.

Gabriel

The name of the baby that Jonas’s father is concerned about.

Benjamin

A character who volunteers at the rehabilitation center.

Morning Ritual

What Jonas’s family does every single morning: talk about their dreams.

Asher's childhood mistake

Confusing the word "smack" with "snack."

Qualities of the Receiver

Intelligence, integrity, courage, and wisdom.

World Memories

The memories the Receiver wants Jonas to remember.

Climate Control

The reason it does not snow in Jonas's world.

Giver's Training Interruption

Occurs when the Giver is in Pain.

Release of Twins

The procedure when a birthmother has twins, resulting in the smallest one being released.

Love

The new feeling Jonas experiences in chapter 16.

Jonas's Decision (Chapter 16)

To stop taking the pills.

Jonas's request (Chapter 19)

He wants to watch a release.

Memories of music

The memories Jonas tells the Giver to keep to himself in chapter 20.

Gabe's mistake (Chapter 22)

Mistaking a bird for a plane.

Jonas's feeling (Chapter 23)

Happy as he approaches the summit of the hill.