Diction, Inferences, and Hyperboles Rhetorical Devices and Close Reading

Diction You are going to text your friend. Consider these two words upset and furious. Both mean angry. Which would you use to show that you are really angry? I was upset when you cheated on me. I was furious when you cheated on me. Definition: how an author chooses words to best communicate their point of view, choosing one word over another, for a specific reason. Keep in mind denotation (dictionary definition) and connotation (associations and feelings). Upset: a nervous, irritable state of mind Furious: full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry: enraged

Inferences You make them everyday. What do you know based on the below situation? You sat down at a lunch table and as you sit down your friends stands up to go to another table. You get home from school and your dog jumps up and licks your face at the door. Definition: an educated guess that is made based on the information that is right in front of us, combined with our own experiences. List three that you can make from the picture.

Hyperbole Definition: Exaggeration to show strong feeling or used for an intended effect What is hyperbolic in this Elf clip? A

Read: The New York Times Editorial Piece Read. Annotate for diction, inferences, and hyperbole. Make inferences of your own. Write to argue about the topic using your own specific diction and hyperboles. If an employer asked a prospective employee to view their social media and this person said “no” would this statement itself be more revealing than the actual social media? Argue why or why not?`