puntuation and figurative language(caleb)

Introduction

Hi this web quest will be about figurative language and punctuation. We see fig language and punctuation in our everyday lives, if we didn’t have them sentences would be boring and makes sentences and words more understandable.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with what it is referring to

E.g. “Bark Bark!” went the dog as he chased the car that vroomed past.

Personification

Personification is the attribution of a personal (human) nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract nouns.

E.g. The sun opened its sleepy eyes and smiled down on the earth as a new day began.

Oxymoron

Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms are used together to emphasis.

E.g. organized chaos, same difference.

Paradox

Paradox is a statement or preposition, which is self-contradictory, unreasonable or illogical.

E.g.This statement is a lie.

Hyperbole

Hyperbole is a figure of speech, which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express strong feelings.

E.g. they had been walking so long John thought he might drink the entire lake when they came upon it.  

Metaphor

Metaphor is a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another.

E.g. Life is a rollercoaster.

Simile

A simile is a rhetorical figure expressing comparison or likeness that directly compares two objects through some connective words.

E.g. As happy as a dog with two tails.

Extended metaphor

Extended metaphor is a metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences.

E.g. Suzie is a beautiful young flowering girl. Her cheeks are flush with the spring of life. She has the fragrance of youth about her.

Allusion

Allusion is a reference to a famous character or event.

E.g. Like Hercules, he is so strong.

Full stops

A full stop is a dot that you put at the end of a sentence to finish it.

E.g. Hi my name is bob.

Commas

A comma is a dot with a tail and when you put it in a sentence it’s a take a breath point.

E.g. This morning I was tired, so I drunk coffee.

Semi-colons

Like commas and full stops they mark the places where you would pause when speaking.

A colon is placed before a list of words, phrases or clauses.

E.g. My list: pineapple, apple and cake.

Brackets

Brackets are curved lines that you put in a sentence that cuts out words and still makes sense.

E.g. My (V8) car is really fast.

Task

You are to play some sites that I have given you and I suggest to learn them because there will be a test.

Process
Evaluation

Now you will be tested on your figurative language and punctuation skills.

1.What are the words "Bark Bark" in one of the groups of figurative language.

2.The sun opened its sleepy eyes and smiled down on the earth as a new day began. What group is this sentence in figurative language.

3.Write this sentence down and punctuate it correctly.

ms. espinoza has offered to Coach the team this year however the competition, for the job is intense

4.Write this sentence down and punctuate it correctly.

the teams major Concerns this year, however, are staying heAlthy finding a good, shootng guard And mainaining good relations With the public.

Conclusion

Answers.

1.Onomatopoeia.

2.Personification.

3.Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however the competition for the job is intense.

4.The teams major concerns this year, however, are staying healthy, finding a good shooting guard and maintaining good relations with the public.