ENG 1D1 Friday February 6th, 2015
Today’s Agenda Figurative Language Note Limerick Video Clip What is a Limerick? Snowball Limerick Homework: Write your own limerick Decorate it!
Figurative Language Note We are going to review some of the figurative language terms we learned yesterday. Take out a piece of paper and writing utensil.
Figurative Language Note Alliteration: repetition of sounds in a sequence. Ex: Peter Piper picked…
Figurative Language Note Foreshadowing: events, words, or actions that give hint to upcoming events or outcomes.
Figurative Language Note Imagery: pictures made/created by words. Ex: A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Figurative Language Note Metaphor: a direct comparison without using like or as. Ex: Time is a thief.
Figurative Language Note Onomatopoeia: applied to a word whose sound seems to resemble the sound it denotes
Figurative Language Personification: giving a human characteristic to an abstract idea or non-human thing. Ex: Death lays his icy hand on kings.
Figurative Language Pathetic fallacy: when the weather mirrors the mood or feeling.
Figurative Language Simile: the comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Ex: A smile warms the heart like the summer sun.
Limericks!!!
A limerick is a poetic form that can be particularly fun to read and to write. Limericks are often humorous.
Limericks Limericks consist of five lines. The rhyme scheme is a-a-b-b-a. In other words, lines One, Two, and Five all rhyme with each other, and Lines Three and Four rhyme with each other.
Limericks The typical rhythm of a limerick is like this: bah-BAH bah-bah-BAH bah-bah-BAH bah-BAH bah-bah-BAH
Here are some amusing examples: Limericks Here are some amusing examples:
Limericks If you catch a Chinchilla in Chile And cut off its beard, willy-nilly You can honestly say That you have just made A Chilean Chinchilla's chin chilly
Limericks A preoccupied vegan named Hugh picked up the wrong sandwich to chew. He took a big bite before spitting, in fright, "OMG, WTF, BBQ!"
Limericks Now it's time to write your own limericks, but we're going to do it snowball-style!!!
Snowball Step 1: On a piece of paper, write the first line of a limerick about you. For example: Mrs. Azzo was heading to school
Snowball Step 2: Crumple the paper into a ball and throw it to the other side of the room.
Snowball Step 3: Retrieve a piece of paper that (hopefully) isn't your own, and smooth it out.
Snowball Step 4: Read the line that has already been written, and add your own line to it. For example: Mrs. Azzo was heading to school, When she suddenly ran out of fuel.
Snowball Step 5: Crumple, throw, retrieve.
Snowball Step 6: Write the next line (remember this one will be shorter than the first two). Mrs.Azzo was heading to school, When she suddenly ran out of fuel. She looked all around,
Snowball Step 7: Crumple, throw, retrieve.
Snowball Step 8: Write the next line (this will be about the same length as the previous line). Mrs. Azzo was heading to school, When she suddenly ran out of fuel. She looked all around, Grabbed the first thing she found,
Snowball Step 9: Crumple, throw, retrieve.
Snowball Step 10: Write the last line (this will be about the same length as the first two lines). Mrs. Azzo was heading to school, When she suddenly ran out of fuel. She looked all around, Grabbed the first thing she found, Now to school she's riding a mule.
Share Your Limerick I am looking for 5 volunteers to share the limerick about themselves. Let’s see if your peers followed the rhyme scheme and rhythm.
Now It’s Your Turn Write your own limerick about yourself. Decorate it. Be creative!!! This will be collected tomorrow!