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Friday, September 17, 2021

English: The Lake

Story: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qGj2VRFR3u3Xhb8InfPKoiI8kju1-5NJ/view

Listing - A listing is a method/technique used by writers who brainstorm and gather ideas about their chosen topic to write, usually 3 or more.

Example: "The wave shut me off from the world, from the birds in the sky, the children on the beach, my mother on the shore."

Figurative Language:

  • Simile - Simile is a method used in writing that compares two things, using "Like or As".
Example: "It was like nailing summer into a series of coffins."

Metaphor - Metaphor is a widely used figurative language that uses descriptive words in order to paint a picture or to illustrate a certain thing. 

Example: "The beach was so long and lonely."

Personification - Personification is the use of human characteristics in another object. 

Example: "The wind lifted me."

Dialogue - A dialogue is when two or more people have exchanged conversations, dialogue is used in films, books, novels, plays, etc. 

Example:  "Mama, I want to run up the beach aways," I said.

"All right, but hurry back, and don't go near the water."

Emotive Language - Emotive Language is a technique where the author or writer used languages that evoke the emotions of the audience. They can be used in a variety of concepts such as in spoken word performances, novels, books, debates, etc. 

Example: "Mama withdrew into the distance, sitting. Soon she was only a brown speck and I was all alone."

Allusions - An Allusion is a figure of speech used to make a reference to people and makes the audience think or make connections to something else.

Example: "I stood there, watching the sun take away the water beads on my arms. I replaced them with goose-pimples." 

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