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Miss Kristen Ritch
P1116 - University HS - Waco
Etymology: Greek Roots 11-15
Lesson: Figurative Language
Exit Ticket
Mark Stevens
1st Period
Miss Ritch
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Personal Notes
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Table of Contents
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Greek Roots
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Literary Elements
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Greek Roots
Personal Notes
Add to your table on page 4
ROOTS 11-15:
hydroplane, dehydrate, hydrologist, hydrophobia, hydrant
HYDRO/A
WATER
HYPER
hyperspace, hyperactive, hypercritical, hyperbole
OVER, TOO MUCH, A LOT
pyromania, kleptomania, bibliomania, maniac
MANIA
MADNESS, CRAZY
mechanic, mechanize, mechanism, biomechanics
MECH
MACHINE
PAN
ALL, EVERY
pantheism, panorama, pandemonium, pandemic
figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
"The parlour was dead and Mildred kept peering in at it with a blank expression as Montag paced the floor and came back and squatted down and read a page as many as ten times, aloud." (Page 32)
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
This metaphor illustrates the huge barrier between Montag and Mildred. He needs reality, whereas, she is content and happy to live stagnantly through the lives of fictional beings.
"He stared at the parlour that was dead and grey as the waters of an ocean that might teem with life if they switched on the electronic sun." (Page 33)
SIMILE
The simile above helps us to understand how technology alienates us from reality.
"Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave. They just might stop us from making the same insane mistakes!" (Page 34)
METAPHOR
This use of figurative language illustrates Montag's loneliness and feelings of isolation.
taking it too literally
BRAIN
NAP
taking it too literally
Giving something, nonhuman or an object, human characteristics
An exaggeration so dramatic that no one would believe its true
A statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike.
When a set of words uses the same sound or letters repeatedly
A comparison of two things that are not alike, uses "like" or "as"
Sound words
A set of words that can have more than one meaning behind them
August 21-25
Literary Devices & Characters
Figurative Language: What is it?
Character Development: Internal vs. External
Foreshadowing & Plot
How does figurative language shape plot & setting?
What are "food idioms" that mean:
Example: a food idiom for "slow" would be "slow as molasses."
Write them down on page 5 of your notebook. Put down your pencil when you are done.
Take the phrases you thought of and add them into the following story. Do not have the same answers as your neighbor!
It was soccer season. Our team was _________ as we practiced on the field. Some of the team members were nervous about the upcoming game. Others were ________. Our coach told us that if we practiced hard, the next game would be __________. He surprised us with our new uniforms. The shirts were _________ and our shorts were black. Win or lose, we were going to look like _________.