Literary Devices Interesting when you read useful when you write ONOMATOPOEIAis a word that imitates the soundit represents . PERSONIFICATIONis when a writer gives humanqualities to animals or objects My car drank the gasoline in one gulp The cat laughed .The newspaper headline glared at me ALLITERATIONis the repetition of the sameconsonant sound in words occurringnear one another .Peter Piper picked a peck ofpickled peppers Sally sells seashells by the SYMBOLISMis using an object or action that.means something more than itsliteral meaning Pink the fight against breast cancerThe Statue of Liberty freedomreveals something true which at first.seems contradictory He was a brave coward When you win all the time you lose HYPERBOLEis an obvious exaggeration or.overstatement I m so hungry I could eat a horse is an expression comparing one thing toanother using the words like or as He ran like a cat lightly and.Her blue mood passed as quicklyas an afternoon rain shower METAPHORis a comparison of two unlike thingswithout using the words like or as .He was a statue waiting to hear theShe was a mother hen trying to takecare of everyone around her ALLUSIONis a casual reference to a famous.historical or literary figure or event If it doesn t stop raining I m goingto build an ark My sister has so many pets I mgoing to call myself Old McDonald .is when a writer invokes the fiveThe smell reminded him of rottingThe fence was uneven like baby teethgrowing awkwardly in also ais an expression with a meaning different.from the literal meaning of the words I got cold feet before my speech I was scaredmy boss gave me the green light my boss said yes.draw the curtains close the curtainsput the lights out turn off the lights OXYMORON.two opposite terms a peaceful wara generous cheapskatedark sunshine EUPHEMISM.is a polite word or phrase used inplace of one that may be too direct unpleasant or embarrassing pass away dievertically challenged short.tooted fartedlet go firedpre owned usedis an expression that has lost itspower or originality from overuse .talking a mile a minutequiet as a mouseeasy as pieis a humorous play on words ofteninvolving double meanings.When a clock is hungry it goes backfour seconds A man stole a case of soap from thecorner store He made a clean Two goals . Identifyis when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects. ALLITERATION. Examples: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Sally sells seashells by the seashore. is the repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another. ... The Fabulous 15 Literary Devices
Friday Science lab . P.E.A.R.L.S. Positively Excelling, Academically Responsible, Leading and Succeeding! Positively Excelling ... is on Fairview Elementary School, click on Teachers, and then go to my name. You can email me in the same manner- ... Take Grammar notes . ELA spiral .
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2. Use your information to design a poster. Write each trait or image, include the stars from the past and from the present, who share that trait or image. Use pictures of as many stars as possible. Here are the names of some stars from the fifties to get you started: Audrey Hepburn Fred Astaire Marilyn Monroe
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Answers! The nice thing about Matilda was that if you had met her casually and talked to her you would have thoughtshe was a perfectly normal five-and-a half-year-old child. She displayed almost no outward signs of her brilliance and she never showed off.. ‘This is a very sensible and quiet little girl’ you would have said to yourself.And unless for some reason you had starteda discussion ...
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2) prevention of child abuse [by the Department of Social Services (DSS)]; and 3) child care licensing and inspection activities (by DSS). The goal of the Kids’ Plates Program is to build capacity for prevention, reducing the often devastating medical, economic, and emotional toll exacted on children, their families, and society as a result ...
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Stoppard is a Czechoslovakian British playwright. In addition to plays, Stoppard has written many screenplays including Shakespeare in Love, which won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Picture. Background of Author
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Literary Devices Analysis . A Modest Proposal. By: Brogan Dineen, Jacob Gaydos, Jacqueline Grundfast, Sarah Walker, Julia Younan. Asyndeton Definition. The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. Usage of Asyndeton
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Foreshadowing Example From “After Twenty Yearsâ€â€¦ Bob says, “You’ve changed lots, Jimmy. ... dialogue Symbolism Using something to represent something else. Highlights what the author wants to emphasize or adds levels of meaning. Example of Symbolism From “Harrison Bergeron:†The dance of Harrison and the ballerina symbolizes ...
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Literary/ Poetic Devices. ... he came to look after the doomed lad who was sacrificed to the village of Umuofia by their neighbors to avoid war and blood-shed. The ill-fated lad was called Ikemefuna.†... Secret Service Code: Olympus. WHY? Symbol. Anything that represents itself and also stands for something else, figuratively.
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consonant sound in words occurring near one . another. Examples: Peter Piper picked a peck ofpickled peppers. Sally sells seashells bythe. seashore. Come and clean the chaos in yourcloset. The big, bad bear scared all the baby bunnies by thebushes. Shut the shutters before the banging sound makes you shudder. Go and gather the green leaves on ...
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Learning Target: Today I am learning how to determine the meanings of words and phrases used in a text because I can analyze the theme of a poem.. HOMEWORK: Read 30 minutes. DAILY GRAMMAR PRACTICE . Action and Linking Verbs . Practice. Materials: agenda, pencil or blue/black ink pen, Poetry Notes
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2. Feature Article. A piece of writing that can be found in newspapers and magazines and its purpose is strictly to inform.
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PERSONIFICATION. A figure of speech in which animals, ideas, and inanimate objects are given ... haiku, narrative, sonnet, etc. POINT OF VIEW. The way a story gets told and who tells it; the method of narrating a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of ... onomatopoeia “fastened those claws / In his fists till they cracked, clutched ...
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