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Figurative Language
Rhetorical Devices
Their, They're, There
Readings
Potpourri
100
What is is a word that imitates sound?
onomatopoeia
100
___________ is the same word or phrase used more than once for emphasis.
repetition
100
What is the definition of "their"?
Possession of something.
100
What was MLK's dream?
Freedom and equality for all
100
__________ is occurring at irregular intervals
intermittent
200
What is "a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced"?
pun
200
____________ uses the same idea or structure to convey meaning.
parallelism
200
What is the definition of "they're"?
they are
200
What was the revolution Soueif joined called?
Arab Spring
200
__________ means to retake possession
reclaim
300
Identify the type of figurative language: "Her cheeks were red apples."
metaphor
300
What is the repetition in the following paragraph: "But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition."
One hundred years later
300
What is the definition of "there"?
place
300
What is the purpose of repetition in any text?
To show emphasis or importance.
300
What is the definition of momentous?
very important
400
Sally sold seashells down by the sea shore
alliteration
400
Identify the rhetorical device in this excerpt: "...and see a Central Security Forces personnel carrier on fire, backing, off, four young men chasing it, leaping at it, beating at it's windscreen."
parallelism
400
The books are ________.
there
400
What are the two parts of the extended metaphor in MLK's speech?
Freedom and money
400
What are 3 facts you learned about the Middle East and Northern Africa?
answers will vary
500
"You were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles."
allusion
500
Identify the parallelism in the following excerpt: "But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition."
answers may vary
500
___________ buying _________tickets over _________.
They're, their, there.
500
Identify the tone in the following excerpt: "'Masr' is Egypt, and 'Masr' is also what Egyptians calls Cairo. On Thursday 1 February, I watched a man surveying the scene in Tahrir with a big smile: the sun was shining and people were everywhere, old and young, rich and poor, they talked and walked and sang and played and joked and chanted. Then he said it out loud: 'Ya Masr, it's been a long time. We have missed you.'..."
answers may vary
500
Reflect on “I Have a Dream” and “Cairo: My City, Our Revolution.” What connection can you make between the crowd during King’s speech in Washington, D.C. and the protesters in Cairo?
answers will vary