What's the "Point of View"?
I wondered for days and wondered, "What on Earth will we do?"
First Person
What is tone?
conveys the author's attitude toward the subject, speaker, or audience of a poem
Name the Figurative Language example:
"She is fast as a cheetah."
Simile
Name this dictionary term in bold:
un-known (1597, Middle English)
1: one that is not known or not well-known: esp ; a person who is little known (as to the public)
2: something that requires discovery, identification, or clarifications as
a : a symbol (as x, y, or z) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity
b: a specimen (as of bacteria or mixed chemicals) required to be identified as an exercise in appropriate laboratory techniques
Word Origin
I must confess, I love my cat
even if she brings me a dead _____
rat or bat
We love to chit chat after school. Even if I thought it was meaningless at first, I grew to really like talking about nothing with my best friend.
First Person
What does the author's tone tell us about her attitude?
I just wanted to lay down! I've worked all day, answered the phones, listened to people scream in my ear all day, chased the dog down the road, paid my parking ticket and brought back the tools I borrowed. I've had enough of today!
She is frustrated, tired, annoyed
Name the Figurative Language example:
"Time is money."
Metaphor
Name this dictionary term in bold :
un-known (1597, Middle English)
1: one that is not known or not well-known: esp ; a person who is little known (as to the public)
2: something that requires discovery, identification, or clarifications as
a : a symbol (as x, y, or z) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity
b: a specimen (as of bacteria or mixed chemicals) required to be identified as an exercise in appropriate laboratory techniques
Pronunciation
After basketball, I must stop for a drink
Sweating a lot, I begin to _____
Stink
Fred and Jeb stumbled up to the candy store with five dollars in their hands.
"What will we buy?" Fred asked eagerly.
Jeb could not longer contain his enthusiasm. He blurted out, "Everything!"
Third Person
What does the author's tone tell us about his attitude?
I cannot believe I won! Five little numbers on a piece of paper and I won the big prize!! I cannot believe my luck! Nothing has ever happened like this before! I just cannot believe it!
He is astonished, surprised, excited
Name the Figurative Language example:
"Boom!" "Pow!" "Bam!"
Onomatopoeia
Name this dictionary term in bold :
un-known (1597, Middle English)
1: one that is not known or not well-known: esp ; a person who is little known (as to the public)
2: something that requires discovery, identification, or clarifications as
a : a symbol (as x, y, or z) in a mathematical equation representing an unknown quantity
b: a specimen (as of bacteria or mixed chemicals) required to be identified as an exercise in appropriate laboratory techniques
Word Family
I really hate to impose
But that hat is mine, that you have _____
It is red all over
Your expectation you must lower
This isn't simply a rose
Chose
The desperate knight penned his furious letter:
Dear Sir Evan,
I come to you with a dire request! A dragon has invaded our village and covered our wonderful life with fire and dread! Please send your bravest knights and pages to assist in these most uncertain of times!
Urgently,
Sir Gregor
Sweat dripped on to the parchment as he quickly tied the request to a crow's foot.
Third Person
What does the author's tone tell us about their attitude?
"Look what you did Henry, you ruined it." The boy stood shivering in the rain, holding the small, misshapen pieces of what was his favorite toy. "I can't even tell what pieces are missing. My favorite toy truck will never roll along my carpet again."
The boy is sad, dejected, sorrowful
Name the Figurative Language example:
"Spying Several Slithering Snakes."
Alliteration
Will all dictionary entries feature a Word Origin, Pronunciation and Word Family example?
No
You must wait, don't blink
Your thoughts, they must _____
Breathing now quite soft
Fresh air to waft
Now there is time to think
Sink
The ground felt utterly soaked and I had had enough of this silly game. My clothes were ruined to the point that my mother would think I was beaten by a gaggle of thieves!
First Person
What does the author's tone tell us about the waitress' attitude?
Sweat poured from every orifice on her body, her skin screamed for relief. "Water! Water!" She pleaded with the waitress.
"I told you the quadruple smokestack fire burrito was a doozy." The waitress laughed softly while shaking her head.
She is smug, snobbish and unsympathetic
Name the Figurative Language example:
"The trees moved to the beat of the night's music."
Personification
The primary source for most of the English language comes from what other language?
Latin
I would love an orange!
Don't forget to fix the ______!
Door Hinge.