We did a quiz on the information below.
Oh, and by the way, I revealed that it wasn't actually Mr. Pfeiffer teaching today -- I'm his identical twin brother and my name is Gary.
Figures of Speech
– English 9 – The Crazy Man
simile – a comparison using like, as or than. “crazy like a fox”
imagery – visually descriptive language “the dead branches
that spring storms nipped in the bud, smear together with the green”
personification – giving human characteristics to something
non-human “the chair shuffled across the floor”
metaphor – a direct comparison “there’s a gorilla working in your field”
hyperbole – exaggeration “it’s a million degrees out today”
onomatopoeia – using a word that sounds like itself “the bacon sizzled and snapped in the
frying pan”
alliteration – the repetition of initial consonant
sounds “Doree peeled the pears
with precision”
We reviewed the term Xenophobia and how it applies to the novel.
Furthermore, River and Eva made some sophisticated interpretations regarding the similarites of how Angus deals with the anguish of his mother and how Emaline deals with the anguish of her father.
Furthermore, River and Eva made some sophisticated interpretations regarding the similarites of how Angus deals with the anguish of his mother and how Emaline deals with the anguish of her father.
