Language and comprehension

Which words complete these sentences correctly? 1. _____ likely to call on _____ skills to help finish the puzzle. There your c. There you’re They’re your d. They’re you’re 2. _____ we took our brothers to the playground _____ we went to the library. Later following c. Now and later Then next d. First and then The final twist in the plot was revealed _____ the last minute of the movie. to c. under in d. until

4. I asked Myra if _____ could share the paints. a. he and I c. he and me b. him and I d. him and me 5. Everyone is aware of the need _____ accidents at work. a. for prevention c. prevent b. to prevent d. preventing 6. What is the subject of the main clause in this sentence: After the rain led to the closure of the field, the match had to be cancelled a. The rain c. the field b. The closure d. the match

1. _____ likely to call on _____ skills to help finish the puzzle. There your c. There you’re They’re your d. They’re you’re 2. _____ we took our brothers to the playground _____ we went to the library. Later following c. Now and later Then next d. First and then The final twist in the plot was revealed _____ the last minute of the movie. to c. under in d. until

4. I asked Myra if _____ could share the paints. a. he and I c. he and me b. him and I d. him and me 5. Everyone is aware of the need _____ accidents at work. a. for prevention c. prevent b. to prevent d. preventing 6. What is the subject of the main clause in this sentence: After the rain led to the closure of the field, the match had to be cancelled a. The rain c. the field b. The closure d. the match

Language techniques - Figures of speech A figure of speech is a word or expression that is not meant to be read literally. A simile is a figure of speech using a word such as like or as to compare seemingly unlike things. Example Does it stink like rotten meat? from “Harlem” by Langston Hughes

Simile monster He is _______ like a ________ Eyes like… Fur as _______ as __________ Teeth like… A tail like __________ A tongue as _________ as ________ Horns like… Claws like… Do the simile monster exercise – see how we can describe this monster and change how we want people to see the monster Is he a nice monster or a mean monster?

Figures of Speech A metaphor also compares seemingly unlike things, but does not use like or as. Example the moon is a white sliver from “I Am Singing Now” by Luci Tapahonso Personification attributes human like characteristics to an animal, object, or idea. Example A Spider sewed at Night. from “A Spider sewed at Night” by Emily Dickinson The floor boards moaned in agony.

Figures of Speech Hyperbole – a figure of speech in which great exaggeration is used for emphasis or humorous effect. Example “You’ve asked me a million times!” Imagery is descriptive language that applies to the senses – sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell. Some images appeal to more than one sense.

Sound Devices Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Cool cats cuddling together Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within a line of poetry. The hat man I made my way to the lake Onomatopoeia is the use of a word or phrase, such as “hiss” or “buzz” that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.

Double, Double toil and trouble pg 38 Figures of speech and sound devices in this poem Round about the cauldron go, In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Sweltered venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' th' charmèd pot. Rhyme – go/throw ‘poisoned entrails’ – poisoned insides/intestines etc ‘toad, that under cold stone, days and nights has thirty-one’ – a toad that has been under a cold rock for a month ‘sweltered venom sleeping got’ – venom oozing from its pores Imagery – ‘poisoned’ ‘venom’ ‘boil’ – dark, poison (themes in the play)

Double, Double toil and trouble pg 38 Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good. Alliteration? Assonance? Onomatopoeia? Simile? Metaphor? Imagery? Identify the techniques in this poem

Connotation and Denotation Connotation - the emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word. Denotation - the strict dictionary meaning of a word. Example: You may live in a house, but we live in a home.

Diction When we explore the connotation and denotation of a poem, we are looking at the poet’s diction. Diction – the choice of words by an author or poet. Many times, a poet’s diction can help unlock the tone or mood of the poem.

Which of the following has a more favorable/positive connotation? thrifty penny-pinching pushy aggressive politician statesman chef cook slender skinny Thrifty or penny-pinching? What is more positive?  THRIFTY