The Hunger Games Survival Guide Name: _________________________________ Continued... ______ 7. (p. 18) “He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America.” ______ 8. (p. 18) “He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land....” ______ 9. (p. 19) “...right now District 12 is the laughingstock of Panem, and he knows it.” ______ 10. (p. 21) “That’s how I feel now...totally stunned as the name bounces around the inside of my skull.” ______ 11. (p. 27) “The community home would crush her like a bug.” ______ 12. (p. 27) “But the money ran out and we were slowly starving to death.” ➵Digging Deeper: Finding Meaning in Similes & Metaphors Identify the simile or metaphor in each of these examples by underlining it. Then write its meaning. Remember that figurative language is not meant to be taken literally. Example: (p. 37) “We always wait to trade with him when his witch of a wife isn’t around because he’s so much nicer.” The baker’s wife is not actually a witch, but she is not very nice. 13. (p. 44) “‘At least you two have decent manners,’ says Effie as we’re finishing the main course. ‘The pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages.’” ___________________________________________________________________________ 14. (p. 46) “You know your mentor is your lifeline to the world in these Games.” ___________________________________________________________________________ 15. (p. 51) “The woods became our savior, and each day I went a bit farther into its arms.” ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 16. (p. 52) “...I was washing up in a pond when I noticed the plants growing around me. Tall with leaves like arrowheads.” ___________________________________________________________________________ ! 18 Standard(s) practiced: CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.R.4 ©2010 Tracee Orman
The Hunger Games Survival Guide Name: _________________________________ Figurative Language in The Hunger Games ➵More Practice: Circle whether you think the underlined example is a simile (S) or a metaphor (M). S M 1. “My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting.” (p. 61) S M 2. “I’m glad now I have Peeta to clutch for balance, he is so steady, solid as a rock.” (p. 70) S M 3. “He is luring you in to make you easy prey.” (p. 72) S M 4. “But that’s a dark and creaky thing that moves like a snail....” (p. 73) S M 5. “The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air.” (p. 73) ➵IRONY: Suzanne Collins uses irony (in the form of hypocrisy) so the reader can reflect upon Katniss’s predicament and the treatment of her situation by the Capitol citizens. The use of irony in chapter 6 also reinforces the theme of desensitization. irony: the use of words to convey a meaning hypocrisy: claiming to have moral standards that is the opposite of its literal meaning. or beliefs, but not practicing those beliefs or standards. desensitization: to become less sensitive or insensitive due to repeated exposure. ➵Read the passage from chapter 6 (p. 74) and reflect upon its meaning (in writing) in terms of irony and desensitization. Effie Trinket is speaking in the quotation to Peeta and Katniss about their potential for sponsors: “‘...I’ve done my best with what I have to work with. How Katniss sacrificed herself for her sister. How you’ve both successfully struggled to overcome the barbarism of your district.’ Barbarism? That’s ironic coming from a woman helping to prepare us for slaughter.” What makes Effie’s statement “ironic” or hypocritical? Discuss how the Capitol citizens have become desensitized regarding the tributes and the Games. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ! 22 Standard(s) practiced: CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.R.4 ©2010 Tracee Orman