1. "It's the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes on a fugitive."
- Nickel & Dimed; mode: simile
2. "And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom."
- "Hattie Carroll;" mode: metaphor
3. "Some are dark brown, and soft, while others are bright yellow, crunchy and have a certain 'tang' that is particular to dates."
- Baghdad Burning; mode: sensory details
4. "But the relevant point about Holly is that she is visibly unwell--possibly whiter, on a daily basis...think bridal gowns, tuberculosis, and death."
- N&D; mode: metaphors
Monday, February 15, 2010
Figurative Language
"It was like a circuit at times: roof, roof, boiler room" (Elliot pg. 154)- Cliche
"He was beautiful , like a woman, with his long black hair." (Elliot pg.157)- simile
"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slipped, and I looked like a mental patient. (Elliot pg. 160)- simile
"It was just as hard and cold in the broo, closet as it was outside" (Elliot pg, 153)- simile
"He was beautiful , like a woman, with his long black hair." (Elliot pg.157)- simile
"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slipped, and I looked like a mental patient. (Elliot pg. 160)- simile
"It was just as hard and cold in the broo, closet as it was outside" (Elliot pg, 153)- simile
Sunday, February 14, 2010
figurative language
"we clean floors the old fashion way-on our hands and knees..... "
"Now if I get a migrane I just pop two Excedrins and get on with my life".
"I should, if 'I were going to stay in character, find an emergency room after work and try to cop a little charitable care.
"All I can think of is like,wow, I'd like to have this stuff someday.
"Now if I get a migrane I just pop two Excedrins and get on with my life".
"I should, if 'I were going to stay in character, find an emergency room after work and try to cop a little charitable care.
"All I can think of is like,wow, I'd like to have this stuff someday.
Figurative Language
"The soothing light at the end of the tunnel was a freight train coming your way"
"So dawn goes down today. Nothing gold can stay"
"Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado"
"I'm half the man I use to be"
"So dawn goes down today. Nothing gold can stay"
"Being out in the streets is like being caught in a tornado"
"I'm half the man I use to be"
Figurative Language
"She always beat me and then did this little victory dance with her hands, fingers stretched like wings." (Elliot 160) simile
"...the muscles and joints are doing just fine, the skin has decided to rebel." (Ehrenreich 86) personification
"So here I am on my knees , working my way around the room like some fanatical penitent crawling through the stations of the cross..." (Ehrenreich 84) simile
"...the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes..."(Ehrenreich 100) simile
"...the muscles and joints are doing just fine, the skin has decided to rebel." (Ehrenreich 86) personification
"So here I am on my knees , working my way around the room like some fanatical penitent crawling through the stations of the cross..." (Ehrenreich 84) simile
"...the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes..."(Ehrenreich 100) simile
Figurative Language
"It's the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes on a fugitive."
"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slip and I looked like a mental patient."
"On the coldest nights, when my eyelashes became icicles,..."
"To be a circus freak, it was an act of raw cruelty well within my father's emotional range."
"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slip and I looked like a mental patient."
"On the coldest nights, when my eyelashes became icicles,..."
"To be a circus freak, it was an act of raw cruelty well within my father's emotional range."
Simile & Metaphors (Amanda Rentas)
1.)As annoying as scratching aganist a chalkboard.
2.)She's the apple to my eye.
3.) I looked like a mental patient.
2.)She's the apple to my eye.
3.) I looked like a mental patient.
Figurative Language
"There were giant bald patches from where his hands slipped, and I looked like a mental patient."
"A soft breeze cut around the sleigh hill and a few clouds pocked the long sky."
"True, I don't look so good by the end of the day and probably smell like eau de toilet and sweat, but it's the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes on a fugitive."
".. lay slain by a cane that sailed through the air and came down through the room.."
"A soft breeze cut around the sleigh hill and a few clouds pocked the long sky."
"True, I don't look so good by the end of the day and probably smell like eau de toilet and sweat, but it's the brilliant green-and-yellow uniform that gives me away, like prison clothes on a fugitive."
".. lay slain by a cane that sailed through the air and came down through the room.."
Monday, February 8, 2010
From Olivia: Tools for your Observation/Description
Craig Raine's poem
and
this idea
You'll need to know these terms for your next essay (Creative Essay #1):
Descriptive Writing Techniques: Sensory Details and Figurative Language
Figurative language modes: metaphor, cliche, simile, kennings, personification
and
this idea
You'll need to know these terms for your next essay (Creative Essay #1):
Descriptive Writing Techniques: Sensory Details and Figurative Language
Figurative language modes: metaphor, cliche, simile, kennings, personification
Monday, February 1, 2010
From Olivia: Information and Links
1. We're watching 50 minutes of the film North Country on Wednesday. It fits our theme, "Individuals vs. Systems," in lots of different ways. Here are some links for more information:
The Wikipedia entry
Some information about sexual harassment
Think about how the film connects to other texts we've examined. Think, also, about how the writers of the film are using some of the same tricks/techinques as did Bob Dylan when he wrote "The Lonesome Ballad of Hattie Carroll" (the song we listened to).
2. For Friday, you need to do: write an RR (6) on the film AND examine these two visual texts:
a) Faces of the Dead
b) Miss America
The Wikipedia entry
Some information about sexual harassment
Think about how the film connects to other texts we've examined. Think, also, about how the writers of the film are using some of the same tricks/techinques as did Bob Dylan when he wrote "The Lonesome Ballad of Hattie Carroll" (the song we listened to).
2. For Friday, you need to do: write an RR (6) on the film AND examine these two visual texts:
a) Faces of the Dead
b) Miss America
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