Monday, April 27, 2015

4/27/15

Lit 8 -
Due Tuesday, 4/28 - Proofreading p. 131 (Back side of Coed Competitive Sports.)
Monday, 5/11 - Poetry vocab test - alliteration - stereotype.
*Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound in two or more words in a phrase. Picked to enhance meaning.
*Onomatopoeia: The use of a word or phrase that actually imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes. (Buzz, Whir)
* Symbol: Any person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and also stands for or represents something else. (Flag – nation, Dove – peace.
*Parallel structure: The repetition of a grammatical structure. ( Example on pg. 556 & 565)
Lyric poetry: Poetry that expresses the poet’s thoughts and feelings. Creates a mood through vivid images, descriptive words, and the musical quality of the lines.
*Sensory language: Language that appeals to the senses.
Free verse: Poetry with irregular rhythms and varied line lengths. Free of traditional forms of poetry. Similar to regular speech.
Concrete poetry: Poetry in which the shape of the poem on the page resembles the subject of the poem.

Stereotype: an oversimplified mental picture or judgment.
Lit 6 - 
Monday, 5/4 - Vocab test on the words myth and fable:
Myth: 
·        Stories about gods and heroes.
·        Deals with right/wrong.
·        Explains world in human terms.
·        Explains natural occurrences.
Fable:
·        Teaches lessons at end of story.
·        Short.
·        Underdeveloped characters, situations, conflicts.
·        Animals act like humans.
·        Points out our human failings/weaknesses.