Tuesday, May 8 ESSAY: Expanded narrative…think about a time in your life when you were given a task to complete in a similar situation as Brent. Explain the episode, the punishment, and the realization reached as a conclusion.

Using the dictionary or your notes, write a basic definition for all 8 terms. Then, locate a quote from the novel demonstrating each definition. It needs to be your quote. Not one I have previously given to you or one you were given as a study guide from Mrs. Colson or the helper, Ms. Maxwell. 1.Stereotyping 2. Simile 3. Metaphor 4. Allusion 5. Personification 6. Biblical Allusion 7. Flashback 8. Foreshadowing

1.Allusion – indirect reference to something known from literature, art, music, dance, or some other part of culture 2.Foreshadow – an indicate or suggest something that will happen later 3.Irony – the opposite of what is expected 4.Simile – comparison of unlike ideas usually using “like” or “as” to make the comparison 5.Personification – assigning human qualities to non human subjects 6.Stereotype – oversimplified perception of something or someone 7.Symbolism – when an object represents more than its literal self 8.Biblical allusion – an allusion made specifically to the Bible 9.Flashback – referencing an earlier event 10.Metaphor – comparison of ideas or concepts

Identify which literary device best fits the following quotes from the novel…

“…a Rip Van Winkle who’d awakened to find himself in a deserted world.” (93)

“My summer was like being sick to your stomach.” (77)

“She could barely whistle, but who cares. She’s pure American, from Kansas.” (78)

“He was lodged in his own chrysalis, but had no idea what he was turning into.” (43)

“…their Chihuahua, Pepe, whose string of sufferings had exceeded Job’s…” (86)

“The bus’s gears growled.” (33)

Brent’s recollection of talking with Mrs. Zamora.

The shearwater birds was what he wanted to see.

PERSONIFICATION …and how the quote….