Thursday, November 19, 2009

Figurative language:

What examples of figurative language and sound effects can you find in the book? Quote them, label the type, and list the page #.

5 comments:

  1. An example of figurative language is "I find myself struggling to grasp the concepts spilling out like a tumbling river of gemstones." (simile page 12.)

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  2. "As he had feared, a significant lump had already formed, emerging like a humpback whale breaching the wild waves of his thinning hair." (6) This type of figurative language is known as a simile.

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  3. "The melody absolutely captured him." (personification page 110.)

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  4. "Living unloved is like clipping a bird's wings and removing its ability to fly." -Papa simile p.97

    -"Dreams are sometimes important, you know. They can be a way of openin' up the window and lettin' the bad air out." -Papa metaphor (right??) p.118

    -"The bird looked back at Mack. He wondered if it was possible for birds to smile. At least Mr. Jay looked like he was, perhaps if only sympathetically." personification p.97

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  5. "The stars racing toward him as if to embrace him. He lifted his hands, imagining that he could reach out and pluck diamonds, one by one, off a velvet-black sky." Simile, personification, and synesthesia. (p. 118)

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