Figurative Language
What is hyperbole?
1. When you compare two or more things using "like" or "as"
2. When you give human qualities to an inanimate object.
3. When you start multiple words in a sentence with the same first letter.
4. When you use exaggeration to get a point across.
4. When you use exaggeration to get a point across.
Read these lines from the text:
He said, “When I have finished this story, I want you to promise that you will go away and never come back to see me. Do you promise?”
I nodded.
He said, “Good. Well, listen. That story I told you about the boy poet and the girl poet, do you remember that? That wasn’t true. It was something I just made up. All this talk about poetry and the greatest poem in the world, that wasn’t true, either. Isn’t that the funniest thing you have heard?”
But his voice broke.
How is the speaker’s focus in these lines ambiguous for the reader? (R.1.4)
The meaning of the story B. Wordsworth told is left unclear with this new information.
It is left unclear if B. Wordsworth was lying about the story being real, or lying in the beginning about it being true.
It is left unclear if the focus is on the happiness or sadness he faces.
2. It is left unclear if B. Wordsworth was lying about the story being real, or lying in the beginning about it being true.
What is tone?
1. The emotional atmosphere of the text (how we feel about the text)
2. The message/moral/lesson of the story
3. How the author/speaker/narrator feels about what is happening (attitude)
4. When something has an unclear meaning
3. How the author/speaker/narrator feels about what is happening (attitude)
What is the best meaning of appeased?
pleased
satisfied
triggered
provoked
2. satisfied
What is anaphora?
1. is the repetition of the same word or phrase in several successive clauses; Term comes from Greek “a carrying up or back”
2. A brief, indirect reference to a well-known historical, cultural, literary or political person, place, or event.
3. An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements
4. A question that is asked in order to make a point, rather than to elicit an answer from the audience
1. is the repetition of the same word or phrase in several successive clauses; Term comes from Greek “a carrying up or back”
What is point of view?
1. The perspective the characters have on the situation
2. The view the character has of an image in the scene
3. When the story is told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
4. When a story takes place in the past.
3. When the story is told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
What is mood?
1. How the author/narrator/speaker feels about what's happening in the text (attitude)
2. The emotional atmosphere of the text (how we feel reading it)
3. The overall message, moral, or lesson of the story
2. The emotional atmosphere of the text (how we feel reading it)
What is the best meaning of equivalents?
tracking
definitions
opposites
correlations
4. correlations
Read this line from the text:
He got up and said, “I am a poet.”
I said, “A good poet?”
He said, “The greatest in the world.”
What example of figurative language is this?
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Alliteration
4. Hyperbole
4. Hyperbole
How does the characterization of the boy and B. Wordsworth impact the meaning? (R.1.1)
The development of their friendship through the life lessons taught by B. Wordsworth to the boy through a poetry lens creates an anxious mood.
The development of a father-son relationship through B. Wordsworth teaching the boy skills creates a sorrowful mood.
The development of their friendship through the mentoring by B. Wordsworth to the boy through a poetry lens creates a curious mood.
The development of a father-son relationship through B. Wordsworth teaching the boy skills creates an excited mood.
3. The development of their friendship through the mentoring by B. Wordsworth to the boy through a poetry lens creates a curious mood.
Read line 108:
And then—I felt it so keenly, it was as though I had been slapped by my mother. I could see it clearly on his face. It was there for everyone to see. Death on the shrinking face.
How does the speaker’s use of simile contribute to the mood? (R.3.1)
The comparison of B. Wordsworth’s passing to mother’s slap creates a fearless mood.
The contrast of B. Wordsworth’s passing to a familiar event from home contributes to a pensive mood.
The comparison of learning about B. Wordsworth's fate to the harshness of mother’s slap contributes to a shocked mood.
The contrast of learning about B. Wordsworth's fate from the harshness of the boy’s mother’s hand contributes to an anxious mood.
3. The comparison of learning about B. Wordsworth's fate to the harshness of mother’s slap contributes to a shocked mood.
What does the word incoherent mean?
clarifying
incomprehensible
confusing
detached
2. incomprehensible
Read these lines from the text:
He lived in Alberto Street in a one-roomed hut placed right in the center of the lot. The yard seemed all green. There was the big mango tree. There was a coconut tree and there was a plum tree.
The place looked wild, as though it wasn’t in the city at all. You couldn’t see all the big concrete houses in the street.
He was right. The mangoes were sweet and juicy. I ate about six, and the yellow mango juice ran down my arms to my elbows and down my mouth to my chin and my shirt was stained.
How does the imagery used in these lines contribute to the poem? (R.3.1)
The imagery used represents how different and exotic B. Wordsworth's house is to the rest of the neighborhood/city and contributes to a content/positive mood.
The image of B. Wordsworth's house shows how ugly it is compared to the rest of the neighborhood and contributes to a degusted mood.
1. The imagery used represents how different and exotic B. Wordsworth's house is to the rest of the neighborhood/city and contributes to a content/positive mood.
Part A: How does the author develop the universal themes of “Language and culture influence our actions” and “Friendship can develop over shared experiences?” (R.1.2)
By highlighting the traditions passed down by generations from the Trinidadian people and how it contributes to lasting friendships.
By highlighting specific customs of the Trinidadian people and their land along with specific details on the characters’ time spent together.
By highlighting specific places on the island and specific conversations had by the two characters during their visits to these places.
By highlighting the history of the Trinidadian culture and education with specific details on the thoughts each character had during their time spent together.
2. By highlighting specific customs of the Trinidadian people and their land along with specific details on the characters’ time spent together.
Read these lines from the text:
One day when I went to see him in his little house, I found him lying on his little bed. He looked so old and so weak, that I found myself wanting to cry.
He said, “The poem is not going well.”
He wasn’t looking at me. He was looking through the window at the coconut tree, and he was speaking as though I wasn’t there. He said, “When I was twenty I felt the power within myself.” Then, almost in front of my eyes, I could see his face growing older and more tired. He said, “But that—that was a long time ago.”
And then—I felt it so keenly, it was as though I had been slapped by my mother. I could see it clearly on his face. It was there for everyone to see. Death on the shrinking face.
He looked at me, and saw my tears and sat up.
He said, “Come.” I went and sat on his knees.
He looked into my eyes, and he said, “Oh, you can see it, too. I always knew you had the poet’s eye.”
He didn’t even look sad, and that made me burst out crying loudly.
How does the speaker’s tone add meaning to the text?
The speaker’s woeful tone connects the emotion he feels towards B. Wordsworth to the development of their friendship
The speaker’s playful tone connects the emotion he feels towards B. Wordsworth to the development of their friendship
The speaker’s skeptical tone connects his uneasiness about the future of their friendship
1. The speaker’s woeful tone connects the emotion he feels towards B. Wordsworth to the development of their friendship
What does the word pensive mean?
1. showing anger or disdain for something or someone
2. being in a playful mood
3. being deeply depressed or sad
4. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
4. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
How does the diction enhance the meaning of the text? (R.1.1)
The dialogue represents the island of Trinidad and shows a contrast from the island's natives and the character of B. Wordsworth.
The dialogue represents the formal educational system on the island of Trinidad highlighting the elements of the English language.
The dialogue represents the experiences of the natives of Trinidad and shows a comparison to other islands in the Caribbean.
The dialogue represents the island of Trinidad and shows a contrast from the character of the boy and his mother.
The dialogue represents the island of Trinidad and shows a contrast from the island's natives and the character of B. Wordsworth.
Part B: What examples from the text best show how the author develops the universal themes from Part A? (R.1.2)
We had four small gru-gru trees… / “What’s your name, mister?” (line 7/ line 24)
I met him at the corner of Miguel Street / The mangoes were sweet and juicy. (line 46 / line 52)
…we poured a tin of rice into the sack and he carried it on his back… / “Now, let us lie on the grass and look up at the sky, and I want you to think how far those stars are from us.” (line 1/ line 57)
… You think you is a man now and could go all over the place? Go cut a whip for me.” / “Do you want me to tell you a funny story?” (line 53 / line 113)
3. …we poured a tin of rice into the sack and he carried it on his back… / “Now, let us lie on the grass and look up at the sky, and I want you to think how far those stars are from us.” (line 1/ line 57)
Read line 119:
I left the house, and ran home crying, like a poet, for everything I saw.
How does the author’s use of simile contribute to the mood? (R.3.1)
The comparison of sadness to a poet who sees all contributes to a sympathetic mood.
The comparison of emotion to a poet who sees all contributes to a somber mood.
The comparison of understanding B. Wordsworth’s current situation to a poet who sees all creates a satisfied mood.
The comparison of disbelief with a poet’s confusion creates a lighthearted mood.
2. The comparison of emotion to a poet who sees all contributes to a somber mood.
Read the etymology of the word devious.
Origin: Latin
de - down, from, off, concerning
viate - turn aside, wander, out of the way
What does the word devious mean?
indirect
straightaway
underhanded
uninterrupted
1. indirect