Poetic Devices - the basic notes...

Alliteration - the repetition of sounds/letters at the beginning of words in a line of poetry.

EXAMPLE: seven stars go squawking

Allusion - a reference to something that most people are familiar with (can be literary, biblical, historical, popular, etc...).

EXAMPLE: "the Giant is enchanting to Jack" (as in Jack and Jill)

Assononance - the repetition of vowel sounds near to each other in a line of poetry (beginning, middle and ends of words).

EXAMPLE: "O look, look in the Mirror"

Consonance - the repetition of consonant sounds near to each other in a line of poetry (beginning, middle and end of words).

EXAMPLE: "

Hyperbole - deliberate exaggeration for emphasis.

Metaphor - a direct comparison. A=B

Onomatopoeia - when the pronounciation of the word imitates the sound of the word.

Personification - to give a non-animate thing human characteristics.

Simile - an indirect comparison that uses the words "like" or "as."

Symbol - an object that represents or stands in for something else.

Literary Terms Link

If you are having trouble remembering what all those literary terms mean, then check out these links:

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/literature/bedlit/glossary_a.htm

Tuesday, February 9th

1) Silent Reading
2) Story of the day: Identities, by Valgardson p.3 of Inside Stories
3) What kind of identities are at play in this story? Why does he leave his neighbourhood of twice cut lawns? What is his motivation? What similes, symbols and metaphor are used? To what effect?
4) Terms on the board:

Motivation - see the definition in the back of Inside Stories
Simile
Metaphor
Symbol (scroll down)
Here is a great link to all the literary terms you are responsible for by Grade 12: http://www.openschool.bc.ca/courses/english/glossary.html

5) Assignment: Character Description

Choose a real person you know or observe a stranger or create a purely fictional character.
Write a descriptive paragraph the evokes the senses (as in the story, Identities).
Start with a name ___/1
Senses Chart ___/2
Sight/Colours ----- Sounds--------- Smells -------------Textures
(Include at least one simile, metaphor or symbol) ____/6
Drawing ___/1