Sensory Language & Description
What senses does sensory language appeal to?
Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Smell
What's the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation= dictionary definition
Connotation=the emotions attached to words (can be positive, negative, or neutral)
What should be included in dialogue? (Give 3)
Quotation marks, dialogue tag, separate speaker into another paragraph, comma after dialogue tag, character's name that is speaking
What are the three types of allusions?
Literary, Mythological, Biblical
Write the plot mountain in order
Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Buzz, Hiss, Crackle, Snap are all examples of what type of sensory language?
Sound sensory language
What would be the positive and negative connotations for COLD?
Positive: Cool
Negative: Frigid
How can you show pacing in a narrative?
What are the 6 types of figurative language?
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia
List two biblical allusions
Answers will vary--are they correct?
Garden of Eden, Good Samaritan, David & Goliath
Write an example of a positive and negative sensory language word for SOUND.
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
Positive: Sing
Negative: Shriek
Write a sentence using the NEGATIVE connotation for hot.
Answers will vary. Are they correct?
The kids struggled to play in the sweltering heat of the day.
The kids struggled to play in the scorching heat of the sun.
Fill in the blanks, using appropriate dialogue tags.
"Hey! Watch out for that kitten!" Alex _________.
"Why would anyone do such a thing?" Lyra _________.
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
shouted, gasped, cried out
wondered, questioned, pondered
"Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Write an example of a person vs. nature conflict
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
A hurricane blows a ship off course, and now the ship must find the way home.
Give an example of a negative sensory word for each sense. (You may not use color for sight!)
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
Sight: Dull
Sound: Screech
Taste: Bitter
Touch: Rocky
Smell: Burnt
His thin lips were pressed into a rude, almost vicious smile. When he snickered, his laugh was raspy and cruel. His face had a death-like paleness, and his skeletal features gave him a starved look. His piercing gaze scrutinized everything around him, peering intensely through his bushy eyebrows.
Is the man described with more positive or negative connotation? Give two examples of connotative words that helped you figure this out.
Negative connotation. Possible words: snickered, skeletal, starved, scrutinized
Fix the punctuation below:
Mrs. Greene stated The children should leave their bags here
Who can tell me Mr. Mark asked about the Sudanese war
Mrs. Greene stated, "The children should leave their bags here."
"Who can tell me," Mr. Mark asked, "about the Sudanese war?"
Use the allusion 'herculean task' in a sentence
Answers will vary. Are they correct?
It was a Herculean effort for him to lift the suitcase into the car, but he managed it eventually.
Write two sentences, using two allusions. The allusions must come from two different categories.
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
Be careful what you say, big brother is always watching.
Whenever I take a math test, it feels like a personal Herculean task.
Write 1-2 sentences to describe a piece of fruit, using 3 sensory words. (Do not just combine them all together in a sentence, show me instead of telling me)
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
I bit into the crisp golden apple, hearing a satisfying crunch. The sweet juice ran down my fingers.
Describe a person, using positive connotation. Use at least two positive connotation words.
Answers may vary. Are they correct.
The woman gave a dazzling smile and chuckled at the children. The sunny day made the rhinestones on her unique bag glitter fiercely.
Write three lines of dialogue.
The first line should be a tag in the beginning.
The second line should be a tag in the middle.
The third line should be a tag at the end.
Don't use said! :)
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
Mr. Craig shouted, "I love Science!"
"Science is interesting," Mrs. Rachel agreed, "but Language Arts is more fun!"
"Haha! All of the kids know PE is the most fun," Mr. Giaco boasted.
Write an example of an alliteration sentence.
Answers may vary: are they correct?
We reluctantly realized the race was really rigorous.
Jake jostled and joked with the janitor.
Write a sentence that combines both an allusion and figurative language.
Answers may vary. Are they correct?
I struggled to my feet, feeling like I had been hit by a ton of bricks. I stumbled across the finish line, finishing in third by the skin of my teeth.