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TYPE 1:After excepting his fate, the man flippantly or nonchalantly stated that, a leopard cannot change his spots and neither can I.
Insert commas (interruption)CapitalizationDialogue Wrong homonym
LITERAL•An author who writes/speaks literally describes things or events that are happening in real life/reality, or are observable.
•The author means EXACTLY what s/he says.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Figurative Language happens when an author compares 2 seemingly unrelated things and makes a connection.
It is not literal or realityThe author’s purpose is to
trigger imagination
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #1A Simile is a figure of speech that is a direct
comparison of 2 things using: like, as, than, and resemble.
The new father was like proud as a peacock!
The test was easy as ABC
Her wavy hair resemble the restless ocean
Without my cell phone, I feel more helpless than a baby
Types of Figurative Language #2 A Metaphor is an indirect saying that compares two
(2) things. The reader/ listener can assume common characteristics:
“The road was a river of moonlight gleaming before us”
“My phone was lost in the abyss that is my purse.”
Road is being compared to a river
Abyss, which is the deepest part of the ocean, is being compared to a purse
Type of Figurative Language #3Personification gives human qualities, or
characteristics (behaviors), to nonhuman objects:
Identify the human behaviors. Identify the nonhuman objects:
“dancing trees in the wind”“the boy has a skin tone that was kissed by the
sun”“crying mother earth”
“The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers”
Identify the examples as one of the following: SimileMetaphorPersonification
The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard
PERSONIFICATION
Although wealthy, the farmer’s money-hungry mentality Made him a perfect candidate to swallowed the bait.
METAPHOR
Life’s emotional rollercoaster takes us for unexpected twists and turns.
METAPHOR
Like waterfalls, her hair fell to her waste ……
SIMILE
A blanket of snow covered the streets
METAPHOR
Just when I thought things were getting better, tragedy knocked at the door;Yet, faith answered.
PERSONIFICATION
After the carnival, the grounds were as messy as a pigsty
SIMILE
When Trina blushes, her round face resembles a stop sign
SIMILE
The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"
PERSONIFICATION
Bullies deserve a taste of their own medicine every now and then .
METAPHOR
The cold whispering Chicago wind seem to cut right through my fleece.
PERSONIFICATION
The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity
SIMILE
ACROSTIC POEM
Manipulation in an attempt to
Obstruct and interrupt the freedom of another;
Naturally because they have hate in their hearts.
Steve Harmon wishes this bad dream was fictitious, but
Truth is what one knows to be right. Too bad “innocent until proven guilty” is
Easier on film than in
Reality………
HAIKU POEM
Truth
Truth is what is right
Although sometimes hard to prove
Truth always prevails
CINQUAIN POEM
CriminalEvil, immoral
Lying, deceiving, hurtingThey care about nothing.
Monster
SETTING
SETTINGThe setting of a story is the time and place that an event, or action, takes place. There are 5 elements of SETTING:
1. Geographic Location2. Historical Period3. Place Type4. Time & Season 5. Weather
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Geographic locations refer to places in nature:For example:•Desert•Rainforest/jungle•The beach/ocean •A specific region (east, south, west, north)•A specific city, neighborhood, country
HISTORICAL PERIODHistorical period refers to whether a story occurred in thePastPresent (Current)Future
1908 2010 2073
*** Historical period will also influence the characters beliefs and behaviors
PLACE TYPE
What kind of building structure did the story happen in, for example :
ChurchSchoolHome Library
TIME/SEASON/WEATHER
Time refers to whether a n events occurs in Morning NoonNight
Season refers to WinterSpring Summer Fall
Weather refers to outside climate:Sunny (warm, hot)CloudyRainySnowIcy/sleet
SYNONYMS
Environment AtmosphereMilieuLocationBackground ScenerySurroundingsSiteSituation
= SETTING
CHARACTER CONFLICT
CHARACTER CONFLICTA main character of a story often face a challenge that is internal or external.
Internal conflicts are private struggles that a character deals with inside him/herself. He/she may struggle with: decision-makingself-esteemdepression RegretAcceptance
***This internal conflict is known as character vs. himself
CHARACTER CONFLICTWhen a character’s challenge is the result of an external, or outside, force he/she has a conflict with
Another character (character vs. character)The weather or animals (character vs. nature)Social issues like racism & poverty (character vs. society)
SYNONYMS
ProblemChallengeIssueStruggleDisagreementArgument DifferenceClash FightDispute
= CONFLICT
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