Due Date: Wednesday - 11/4/2009
Quiz over notes on "style"
Quiz
Subject: 8th Grade
Date Assigned: 11/3/2009
Directions:
Study these definitions:
style: The way a writer uses language
figures of speech: expressions that are not literally true but that suggest similarities between usually unrelated things.
similes: compare two unlike things using a word of comparison such as like, than, as, or resembles
metaphors: compare two unlike things using a word of comparison such as like, than, as, or resembles
extended metaphor: the comparison is extended as far as the writer wants to take it
personification: speaks of a nonhuman or inanimate thing as if it had human or life-like qualities
symbols: in literature, are people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but that also stand for something beyond themselves
irony: reality contradicts what we expect
imagery: language that creates word pictures and appeals to the senses
