1. August 15, 2016 Monday
Mrs. LaPointe

2. Agenda RL 1, RI 1, W 1-9 Bell Ringer: Correct the following sentence:
Elizabeth told Amanda that she had a problem
Literary Devices and Terms
Take notes on devices and terms
Find examples in “Harrison Bergeron”
Writing

3. Literary Devices & Techniques
Tone, Setting, Protagonist, Antagonist, Dialogue
Techniques
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
Personification
Simile

4. Alliteration Words beginning with the same sound:
”Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”

5. Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration
“I was so hungry I thought I would die.”

6. Imagery
The use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
“It was a dark, cold, gloomy night.”

7. Metaphor
Comparison of two things
“My friend is a cow”

8. Personification Giving human qualifications to inhuman objects
“The chair sat in the corner.”

9. Simile Comparison of two things using like or as.
“My love is like a red rose.”

10. Look for literary devices in “Harrison Bergeron”
Give 1) the name of the device, 2) give the quote, 3)give the citation:
Two examples of alliteration
Two examples of hyperbole
Two examples of imagery
Two examples of metaphor
Two examples of personification
Two examples of simile

11. Write: Using bullet points, answer # 9 (no chart) and # 10 on page 45
#11 (20 pts)