Question

rikki - tikki - tavi - 7.r.3.1 figurative language graphic organizer
figurative language types that students may identify: simile, onomatopoeia, idiom, allusion, metaphor, personification
paragraphs where does the figurative language appear in the text? figurative language example quote the example. type what type of figurative language is being used? tone & meaning how does the language impact the tone and/or create deeper meaning?
1 - 19 (i do) \he could fluff up his tail till it looked like a bottle brush...\ (para. 2) simile the simile tells what rikki - tikki looks like when threatened, allowing the reader to visualize his reaction.
\...and his war cry as he scuttled through the long grass was: rikk - tikk - tikki - tikki - tchk!\ (para. 2). onomatopoeia the \war cry\ is an example of onomatopoeia. the figurative language helps readers visualize the story and hints that something dangerous might happen, setting a dark tone.
\it was a large garden, only half cultivated, with bushes, as big as summer - houses, of marshal niel roses, lime and orange trees, clumps of bamboos, and thickets of high grass\ (para. 18). simile the visual of bushes as large as houses shows that the garden is wild and untended. the simile helps create an uneasy tone. scary things can easily hide in such an environment.
20 - 33 (we do) \when he had lifted one - third of himself clear of the ground, he stayed balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind...\ (para. 23). simile
\i am nag. the great god brahm put his mark upon all our people, when the first cobra spread his hood to keep the allusion

Explanation:

For the simile "When he had lifted one - third of himself clear of the ground, he stayed balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind...", it helps the reader visualize Rikki - Tikki's balancing act by comparing it to a familiar object (a dandelion tuft), adding a vivid and whimsical element to the description. For the allusion "I am Nag. The great God Brahm put his mark upon all our people, when the first cobra spread his hood to keep the", it references religious and cultural lore (the god Brahm), adding depth and a sense of history and significance to Nag's character and the cobra species in the story.

Answer:

For "When he had lifted one - third of himself clear of the ground, he stayed balancing to and fro exactly as a dandelion tuft balances in the wind...": The simile helps visualize Rikki - Tikki's balancing, adding a whimsical touch.
For "I am Nag. The great God Brahm put his mark upon all our people, when the first cobra spread his hood to keep the": The allusion adds depth through religious and cultural reference, giving significance to Nag and cobras.