Homework: Complete pages 27 and 28 of packet on nouns
Here are the notes for the day:
poetry- words arranged in a rhythm (or not) that express ideas and emotions.
literal language- when speech or writing means exactly what it says.
*figurative Language- speech or writing that is not meant to be taken “literally.”
simile- comparing two unlike objects using “like” or “as”
Ex. The crowd roared like a lion.
metaphor- comparing two unlike objects without using “like” or “as.”
Ex. He is a computer.
personification- giving non-human things or ideas human characteristics.
Ex. The basketball danced around the rim.
hyperbole- an exaggeration
Ex. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
imagery- mental pictures that are created with words.
tone- the writer’s attitude towards a subject.
mood- the emotion you feel when reading a poem.
alliteration- the repetition of beginning consonant (not vowels) sounds in words.
Ex. Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
rhythm- the beats in a poem
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