Determining Word Meaning: Literary Text MD
Drag the sentence with figurative
language that matches the
meaning in the chart
i-Ready
Вау.
I point to the ground, shouting. "Your shoelace is
untied!" I hope the lie will distract him long enough for me
to get ahead. But Kai sees right through the trick. He runs
off, as fast as a cheetah. I see he's taking the sheltered trail
through the lush forest. I take the beach route instead.
After a mile, I round the bend and Auntie is there in the
distance, waiting for us on her porch. I would wave, but
she can't see me-she's almost completely blind
"Aloha, Hani," she says as I walk up the steps to the
porch
"How'd you know it was me?" My heart pounds like a
hammer in my chest. I settle down in a rocking chair. The
cool ocean breeze swirls catlike around my legs.
"Your footsteps are lighter than your brother's" she
says, offering me a slice of homemade haupia pie. No one
Figurative
Language
Meaning
?
Kai is not
fooled by
Hani's lie.
bakes like Auntie.