IN CLASS: we are reviewing figurative language devices. We'll start in class, and you shall finish it up for Monday.
College essay: handout / copy below You are writing your college admissions essay. These are due next Friday. I'll will read them and grade as is; however, over the summer I will edit them for grammar, syntax and spelling. In order for me to do this, I must have electronic copies. These will be available in the fall, whether you are my student.
HOMEWORK:
vocabulary 13 is due next Wednesday, June 5
Your College essay is due Friday, June 7...it MUST be sent electronically, if you would like me to edit it over the summer. class handout / copy below. This is your final in English 111 Honors.
Figurative Language Practice
A simile is a figure of speech where two inherently different things are compared to one another using expressions like 'like' or 'as'
A palindrome can be defined as a word or a phrase, which begins and finishes with the same letter.
metaphors are linguistic symbols that convey a particular image. It is a figure of speech wherein an idea is given to provide clarity by comparing or associating it to another totally different idea.
oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory or inappropriate terms are either put together or appear side by side.
litotes is defined as 'an ironical understatement in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the opposite'. In this figure of speech, the usages are intentional, ironical and provide emphasis to the words. This is mainly done through double negatives. To put it in simple terms, in litotes, instead of saying that something is attractive, you say that it is not unattractive.
A synecdoche is a figure of speech where part of a sentence describes the entirety.
imagery is vivid descriptions and comparisons with the help of sound words, helps recreate images and emotions. This device which needs to be aided with other figures of speech like similes, metaphors and personification etc. to effectively crop a picture within the minds eyes. Always remember, the key to good imagery is evoking all the senses. There are seven different kinds of imagery; visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile, organic, olfactory and gustatory
An allusion is a brief reference, explicit or indirect to a person, place or event or to another literary work or passage.
apostrophes are words spoken to a person or object which is inherently imaginary object or is an abstract idea.
personification is when we associate a human quality or trait with a non-living object.
1. In capitalism, money is the life blood of society and charity is the soul.
2. The wind whispered the rumors of the forest.
3. Zip up your pants.
4. Racecar
5. The promise between us was a delicate flower.
6. "Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee! I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."
7. He pleaded for her forgiveness but Janet’s heart was cold iron.
8. Heat waves are not rare in the summer.
9. I should have been a pair of ragged claws / Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
10. Borrow or rob?
11. Toby manipulated the people in his life as though they were chess pieces.
12. "She was breathtakingly beautiful, but he knew that she was forbidden fruit."
13. Cassie talked to her son about girls as though she were giving him tax advice.
14. Their prayers were like mayflies in June.
15. No lemon, no melon
16. With the click of a mouse I can open another window on my computer.
17. Fully empty
18. "Roll on thou dark and deep Blue Ocean." - from "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" by Lord Byron
19. The birds like to tweet outside my window.
20. The people who still lived in the town were stuck in place like wax statues.
21. "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."
22. The clouds pushed each other around in the sky.
23. Einstein is not a bad mathematician.
24. He had little to live for now that his dreams were dead.
25. The duck quacked at the bird.
26. The smell of smoke tattled on the delinquent.
27. Alan’s jokes were like flat soda to the children, surprisingly unpleasant.
28. The jittery hands of corruption orchestrated the affairs at city hall.
29. "It has rained so long, it seems as though it has rained for 40 days and nights."
30. It won't be easy to find crocodiles in the dark.
31. I was so cold my teeth were chattering.
32. White-collar criminals.
33. The job fair was a circus and John was a dancing bear.
34. "The killer wore a mark of Cain as he stalked his brother" -
35. That's no small accomplishment.
36. A nut for a jar of tuna
37. Cameron always had a taste for the fruit of knowledge.
38. It is sure hard to earn a dollar these days.
39. Vegetarian meatball
40. If I had some wheels I would put on a new thread and ask for Jenny's hand in marriage.
41. And the Stratocaster guitars slung over / Burgermeister beer guts and the swizzle stick legs/jacknifed over Naugahyde stools . . .."
42. Don't belch so loud.
43. "Sue did not want to endure Eve's curse, so she opted for the epidural"
44. Busy old fool, unruly sun, /Why dost thou thus, /Through windows, and She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.
45. "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so"
46. He is not unlike his dad.
47. Least favorite
48. "O eloquent, just, and mighty Death!"
49. "The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep."
50. Kayak
The Common Application Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2013-14 essay prompts.
They are presented below along with the instructions that will accompany them. While not specified here, the online application will make clear that the word limit will be enforced.
The new prompts and the written guidance around them are the culmination of two years of discussion about the role writing plays in a holistic selection process. The Board relied heavily on the advice of the 15counselors who serve on its Outreach Advisory Committee. Together, these colleagues have decades of
experience advising students from every academic, social, cultural, and economic background. As they
considered the topics our members suggested, they worked diligently to ensure that all applicants,
regardless of background or access to counseling, would have the chance to tell their unique stories.
The Board of Directors thanks everyone who provided constructive and collegial feedback over the last
several months. We are excited about the possibilities these prompts present for thoughtful and creative
expression. The measure of their success will be how well they help our member institutions make
informed decisions. We will revisit the essay prompts each year, and we will look to our members for input
regarding their effectiveness.
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Instructions. The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and
helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to
know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores? Choose the option that best helps you
answer that question and write an essay of no more than 550 words, using the prompt to inspire and
structure your response. Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need
it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)
• Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their
application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons
did you learn?
• Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you
make the same decision again?
• Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience
there, and why is it meaningful to you?
• Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from
childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
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