PPT-Hyperbole and a Half: Menace

By Allie Brosh Ryan Gingras Lorenzo Rose Connor Quatannens and Kathleen Stuart Summarization A child becomes obsessed with the sense of power they receive when they put on a dinosaur costume Once their behavior starts to spin out of control their teacher and parents intervene and take the costume away The child then feels powerless without the costume but is forced to adjust back to their normal lifestyle. Allusion, Personification, Hyperbole. Allusions. Allusions. are references made to something or someone in another time or place or in another piece of writing. An author frequently uses allusions to relate something else to what is presently happening in a story. It is a form of imagery like similes, metaphors, or personification.. Read and take notes over p. 623-624 and 630-633. (Oral literature, Regional literature, Setting, Dialect). “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain . *Notes pg. 659 . (Tall . Practice. Connotation/Denotation . examples. What does each set of words actually mean? What connotation does each word portray?. 1. Inquisitive. , Interested, Curious, Convivial. Inquisitive can mean that someone asks too many questions.. Identify the type of figurative language in each example.. English I. ". Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is." . (. slogan of . Alka. Seltzer, U.S.). Onomatopoeia. I went to a seafood disco last week... and pulled a . A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, to make a point, or to evoke humor.. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally. . Example of Hyperbole. 91
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portion of an exci human characteristics . to non-human things…. Imagery…. —The . use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.. Sights:. Sounds:. Smells:. Touch:. Tastes:. … . a figure of speech . SIMILE. METAPHOR. ALLUSION. . HYPERBOLE. UNDERSTATEMENT. Rhetorical Analysis. What the Author Does. Rhetorical devices . are the tools the writer uses to produce the writing. . Rhetorical technique . What is hyperbole?. Hyperbole is the greatest, most spectacular thing in the history of the entire world!. (this is actually an example). Hyperbole is . exaggeration. .. It puts a picture into the reader’s mind.. By: . Jalalu’l. -din . Rumi. Jake R. Kevin T. Marisa T. Poem. What Was Told, That. What was said to the rose that made it open was said. To me here in my chest. What was told to the cypress that made it strong. Speech. & Literary Devices. Go Figure!. Figures of Speech. Figures of speech are words or phrases. that depart from straightforward. literal language. Figures of speech. are often used and crafted for. Grab your TEXTBOOKS!!. “Ego Tripping” by . Nikki Giovanni. Activity 4.9 281-282. Purpose:. *To identify and critique the function of . hyperbole. and . allusions. in poetry. *To write an . analytical statement . What is hyperbole?. Hyperbole means intentionally . exaggerated figures of speech. .. They are used for humor and emphasis. . Example #1. The sun is blinding me!. Example #2. If I don’t go to that party, I’m going to die.. Achilles. Was a human who as a child was dipped in the river Styx by his mother. The rivers water was supposed to give him extra strong powers making him a great fighter that was hard to kill.. However his mother help him by the heel of his foot and this did not get wet. Later in a battle an arrow hit his heel and he dies. “Achilles heel” is a saying meaning your weak spot..