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LITERARY TERMS

LITERARY TERMS. Know them, use them, LOVE them!. Hyperbole. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton. Introduction . Author ’ s use colorful exaggerations to add interest to a story.

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LITERARY TERMS

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  1. LITERARY TERMS Know them, use them, LOVE them!

  2. Hyperbole • A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

  3. Introduction • Author’s use colorful exaggerations to add interest to a story. • “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” is much more interesting than “I’m hungry.”

  4. Getting a shot in my arm stung. • Getting a shot in my arm stung like a bee.

  5. These books are heavy. • These books are heavy as lead.

  6. The queen’s dress is red. • The queen’s dress is red as a cardinal.

  7. I was angry. • I was angry as an old wet hen.

  8. It rained hard. • It rained cats and dogs.

  9. Activity: Rewrite these sentences with a more interesting hyperbole. • The music was loud. • The garden is pretty. • The tired man snored loudly. • The flowers grew quickly. • I ate so much lunch my tummy is full.

  10. IDIOMS Michelle Gaines

  11. What is an idiom? • words, phrases, or expressions that are not interpreted logically or literally • unusual expressions that are either grammatically incorrect or have a meaning that cannot be comprehended through contextual clues

  12. It’s Raining Cats and Dogs!!!! • It’s raining cats and dogs means: • Cats and dogs are falling from the sky. • It’s raining very hard. • It’s not raining much at all. • The weather is horrible. a. b. c. d. HINT: I can’t go outside because it’s raining cats and dogs and I would get soaked!

  13. Skeletons in Your Closet • Skeletons in your closet means: • Your closet is full of skeletons. • You are hiding something in your closet. • You have secrets or something that you don’t want anyone to know. • You are not afraid of anything. a. b. c. d. Hint: Why shouldn’t you be able to answer all of my questions? Don’t tell me you have skeletons in your closet!

  14. Shake a Leg!! • Shake a leg means: • A dance move used in the Shag. • Shake your leg to get a bug off of it. • Hurry up! • You are doing the Hokey Pokey. a. b. c. d. Hint: We’re going to be late for the plane if you don’t shake a leg!

  15. Common Idioms and their meanings:

  16. IMAGERY • The “word pictures” that writers create to help evoke an emotional response. • Writers use sensory details , or descriptions that appeal to one or more of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

  17. What Is an Image? An image is a word or phrase that appeals to one of our senses. Images can help us • create a mental picture • hear a sound • feel texture or temperature • taste a sweet, sour, or salty flavor

  18. What Is an Image? Listen to this excerpt of “The Shell” by James Stephens and imagine the scene he describes. And straightway like a bellCame low and clearThe slow, sad murmur of the distant seas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And in the hush of waters was the soundOf pebbles rolling round,For ever rolling with a hollow sound. And bubbling sea-weeds as the waters goSwish to and froTheir long, cold tentacles of slimy grey. —from “The Shell” by James Stephens

  19. What Is an Image? Quick Check Which words appeal to the sense of hearing? sight? touch? And straightway like a bellCame low and clearThe slow, sad murmur of the distant seas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And in the hush of waters was the soundOf pebbles rolling round,For ever rolling with a hollow sound. And bubbling sea-weeds as the waters goSwish to and froTheir long, cold tentacles of slimy grey. —from “The Shell” by James Stephens [End of Section]

  20. Imagery in Poetry Poets and painters both create vivid images. Painters choose from a palette of colors to create different textures and moods in their works. Poets also have a palette—a palette of words—from which they choose just the right words to create a sensory experience for the reader.

  21. Imagery in Poetry • Poets use imagery to • speak to our deepest feelings—joy, sorrow, wonder, love • emphasize certain qualities of the subject • create a mood Out on the land White Moon shines.Shines and glimmers against gnarled shadows,All silver to slow twisted shadowsFalling across the long road that runs from the house. —from “Baby Face” by Carl Sandburg

  22. Imagery in Poetry Quick Check What mood does the poet create through his use of imagery? The Loon by Lew Sarett A lonely lake, a lonely shore, A lone pine leaning on the moon; All night the water-beating wings Of a solitary loon. With mournful wail from dusk to dawn He gibbered at the taunting stars,— A hermit-soul gone raving mad, And beating at his bars. How does the imagery affect your emotions? Explain. [End of Section]

  23. Practice Images can be drawn from all sorts of things we observe in life. For each category, create two images—one pleasant and one unpleasant. Try to include images that appeal to all five senses.

  24. 0 Making Inferences

  25. 0 Inference • Take what you know and make a guess! • Draw personal meaning from text (words) or pictures. • You use clues to come to your own conclusion.

  26. 0 Make an Inference! • What does this image tell me?

  27. 0 Question… • What did I already know that helped me make that inference? • Did I use picture or written clues?

  28. 0 Help Me Make an Inference!

  29. 0 More Questions… • Did you use words, graphs, or picture clues to help you make a guess about what that cartoon meant?

  30. 0 Try Again! • Can he draw more than tigers? • Look up words you don’t know!

  31. 0 Make 1 more Inference

  32. 0 How Do Good Readers Make Inferences? • They use: • Word/text clues • Picture clues • Define unknown words • Look for emotion (feelings) • Use what they already know • Look for explanations for events • ASK themselves questions!

  33. 0 Make Another Inference • Miss White has recess duty. Jacob finds a frog, picks it up, and runs over to show it to Miss White. Miss White screams, jumps, and runs as fast as she can into the school. • What can you infer from this passage? • What are the “clues” in this passage?

  34. Irony

  35. The following slides contain one of the following types of irony. As you view the slides, decide which type of irony you think is being used in the slide. • Dramatic Irony: The reader or audience knows something the character does not. • Verbal Irony: The writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different. The statement takes on a double meaning. • Situational Irony: What is expected to happen is the opposite of what occurs.

  36. Irony 1 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  37. Irony 2 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  38. Irony 3 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  39. Irony 4 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  40. Irony 5 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  41. Irony 6 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  42. Irony 7 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  43. Irony 8 • What type of irony? • Explain.

  44. Irony 9 • What type of irony? • Explain.

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