Poetic Devices
When an inanimate object or abstract image is given human qualities or abilities.
Personification
The name of the god who is angry at Odysseus for hurting his son, the cyclops.
Poseidon
The reason why Trevor Noah was born a crime.
Trevor Noah came from a mixed household, where being with another race was not allowed.
Make these two into a compound sentence:
I have extra cookies and milk. I can share with others.
I have extra cookies and milk, so I can share with others.
The country in which Ms. Mendez was born.
Mexico
The repetition of initial sounds. For example, the puppy proposed playing in the the playground.
Alliteration
The name of the 10 year war that Odysseus helped win.
Trojan War
Trevor Noah often called himself this animal because he was able to adapt to different circumstances.
Chameleon
Make these two sentences into an appositive:
Ms. Mendez is my English teacher. Ms. Mendez is trying to get students to read.
Ms. Mendez, my English teacher, is trying to get students to read.
Ms. Mendez only has 3 _______.
When the same lines are repeating over and over again (not repetition).
Refrain
The first line in Emily Wilson's The Odyssey.
"Tell me about a complicated man"
The country in where Trevor Noah was born.
South Africa
This is an incorrect citation. Make it correct.
The author states, "I was born a crime." (Noah 16)
The author states, "I was born a crime" (Noah 16).
Ms. Mendez graduated from this college/university.
University of California, Berkeley
Which one is the allusion and which won is the reference?
#1: Seeing a student cry is my kryptonite.
#2: He was a Frankenstein with all his genius being hidden.
#2: Reference
The name of the flower that kept Odysseus' men wanting to stay on the island instead of going home.
The Lotus Flower
A system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed during the beginning of Trevor Noah's life.
Apartheid
In an essay, this should be the last sentence in your introduction. It demonstrates what your topic and argument will be about.
A thesis
Ms. Mendez is ______ years old.
Ms. Mendez is 24 years old.
Name this poetic device:
The devilish angel had some ideas on how to survive the day.
Juxtaposition
The name of the cyclops who ate Odysseus' men alive and cursed him to lose al of his men.
Polyphemus
The name of Trevor Noah's mom.
Patricia Noah
Claim/Argument = _________ +__________
Claim/Argument = Idea + Perspective
The name of one of Ms. Mendez's favorite poems.
Negative Space