Bellwork
Using the context clues in the sentence
below, compose a definition for lugubrious.
Sarah searched for a lugubrious tune to
play as background music for her haunted
fun house.
Lugubrious-mournful, dismal, or gloomy,
especially in an affected, exaggerated, or
unrelieved manner.
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked and there will
be a quiz on Chapters 14-18 of
Frankenstein on Tuesday.
•Don’t forget the Governor’s School
deadlines, which that information can be
found on my website.
•ACT tutoring is today from 2:30-4:00
(approximately).
Bellwork
Identify the figurative device(s) in the
following quote from Frankenstein:
Sir Isaac Newton is said to have avowed
that he felt like a child picking up shells
beside the great and unexplored ocean of
truth.
Bellwork
Identify the figurative device(s) in the
following quote from Frankenstein:
I at once gave up my former occupations,
set down natural history and all its progeny
as a deformed and abortive creation.
Bellwork
Sir Isaac Newton is said to have avowed
that he felt like a child picking up shells
beside the great and unexplored ocean of
truth.
1. Simile: Isaac Newton = a child
2. Metaphor: truth = an ocean
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked and there will
be a quiz on Chapters 19-21 of
Frankenstein on Thursday.
•ALL POETRY SLAM PARTICIPANTS SHOULD
SIGN UP AND SUBMIT THEIR POEMS TO MRS.
PALMER OR MR. YOUNG NO LATER THAN
NOVEMBER 1, 2012.
•NMS reminder: if you had a failing grade or an
NMS on your report card for the first nine-weeks,
you are welcome to make up your missing
assignments or retake tests that you failed.
Objectives
• Identify examples of idiom, metaphor,
simile, personification, hyperbole, or pun
in poetry or prose.
• Identify and analyze standard literary
elements (i.e., allegory, parable,
paradox, parody, satire, etc).
CPS Time!
on chapters 14-18
What is the difference between
figurative and literal?
Literal
1. Concrete, realistic language used by the author that
means exactly what it says.
2. Surface-level characters, events, settings, quotes, etc.
that have been presented realistically but could
represent something more.
Figurative
1. Abstract, creative language that compares unlike
things, exaggerates, or otherwise means something
other than what it says.
2. Subterranean-level interpretation by the reader of
what literal characters, events, settings, etc. represent.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
IT’S LIKE A SIMILE
– a comparison of two unlike things using the
words like or as.
Examples of simile:
• “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
• “The girl is as beautiful as a rose.”
• “The willow is like an etching…”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
IT IS A METAPHOR
– a comparison of two unlike things without
using the words like or as.
Examples of metaphor:
• “My father is a tall, sturdy oak.”
• “The hotel is a diamond in the sky.”
• “who knows if the moon’s a balloon…”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
PERSONIFICATION
– the giving of human qualities to an animal,
object, or idea.
Examples of personification:
• “Hunger sat shivering on the road.”
• “The flowers danced on the lawn.”
• The winds of tropical storm Sandy yelled at my
window all night long.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
HYPERBOLE
- an exaggerated statement used to make a
point.
Examples of hyperbole:
• “I laughed so hard I split my sides.”
• “I could sleep for a year.”
• “This book weighs a ton.”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
IDIOM
- a familiar expression that has been culturally
adopted; it says one thing but means
something entirely different.
Examples of idiom:
• “She’s just pulling my leg.”
• “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
• “He sure has a bee in his bonnet.”
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
Group Activity
Now, each group will receive a figurative device
and a subject. Use the subject to create an
example of the figurative device.
• Simile – carrots
• Metaphor – horses
• Personification – meteorites
• Hyperbole – television
• Idiom - lying
Satire
What is it?
Satire is a literary genre that uses irony,
wit, and sometimes sarcasm to expose
humanity’s vices and foibles, giving
impetus, or momentum, to change or
reform through ridicule.
It is a manner of writing that mixes a
critical attitude with wit and humor in an
effort to improve mankind and human
institutions.
Satire
What is the message of this satirical cartoon?
Two types of Direct Satire
Horatian satire is a type of direct
satire which pokes fun at human
foibles with a witty even indulgent
tone.
Juvenalian satire is a type of direct
satire which denounces, sometimes
with invective, human vice and error
in dignified and solemn tones.
Horatian Satire
It seeks to criticize, rather than attack,
immorality or stupidity.
In general, Horatian satire is gentler,
more sympathetic, and more tolerant
of human folly.
Unlike Juvenalian satire, it serves to
make us laugh at human folly as
opposed to attacking a specific
person or group.
Horatian Satire
What is the message of this satirical cartoon?
Juvenalian Satire
It is harsher than Horatian satire
because it often attacks and shows
contempt for people.
Often, it seeks to address some evil in
society through scorn and ridicule.
The Juvenalian satirist approaches his
work in a more serious manner and
uses dignified language to attack
erroneous thinking or vice.
Juvenalian Satire
What is the message of this satirical cartoon?
Irony - a mode of expression, through
words or events, conveying a reality
different from and usually opposite to
appearance or expectation.
Sarcasm (verbal irony)
Litotes are a form of understatement
that involves making an affirmative
point by denying its opposite.
–
–
–
“Being tortured with fire must have
been somewhat uncomfortable.”
“Rap videos with dancers in them are
not uncommon.“
“There are a few Starbucks in America."
Hyperbole
A caricature is an exaggeration or other
distortion of an individual's prominent
features or characteristics to the point of
making that individual appear ridiculous.
Wit- clever expression, whether
aggressive or harmless
Ridicule
BELLWORK
Identify the figurative device(s) in the
following line:
“They say the eyes are the windows to the
soul.”
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked and there will be a quiz
on Chapters 19-21 of Frankenstein on Thursday.
•5th and 7th period classes report to room 108
computer lab Thursday and Friday.
•The deadline for Poetry Slam submissions in
tomorrow, Thurs., Nov. 1st.
•NMS reminder: take care of your business.
•Donating money in Mr. Whitehead’s bucket today
will do the following:
•Enter your name in a drawing for a prize.
•Vote for Mr. Whitehead’s costume to win.
•Provide additional funding for the library.
A parody is an imitation of an author or
his/her work with the idea of ridiculing or
paying homage to the author or the work.
Examples:
Scary Movie, Disaster Movie, Epic Movie, etc.
Songs by Weird Al Yankovic
Parody
As we watch an excerpt from Mel Brooks’
Young Frankenstein take notes on the
parodic elements.
What did the director choose to exploit?
What elements did the actors exaggerate
or mock?
What is the cast and crew expressing
about the Frankenstein story through
this parody?
Bellwork
Identify the figurative device(s) in the
following quote from Frankenstein:
I at once gave up my former occupations,
set down natural history and all its progeny
as a deformed and abortive creation.
Bellwork
I at once gave up my former occupations,
set down natural history and all its progeny
as a deformed and abortive creation.
Simile: natural history = a deformed,
abortive creature
While we’re at it, use context clues to
determine the meaning of progeny.
n. A descendant or the descendants of a
person, animal, or plant; offspring.
Bellwork
Identify each of
the following:
A. The type of
satire
B. The satirical
elements
used
C. The main
idea/purpose
Objectives
• Identify examples of idiom, metaphor,
simile, personification, hyperbole, or pun
in poetry or prose.
• Identify and analyze standard literary
elements (i.e., allegory, parable,
paradox, parody, satire, etc).
CPS Time!
on chapters 19-21
Satire
As we analyze the following the political
cartoons/covers identify each of the
following:
•
the type of satire (Horatian or Juvenalian)
•
the satirical element(s) used (irony,
sarcasm, hyperbole, litotes, caricature,
wit, ridicule)
•
the main idea, purpose, or joke of the
cartoon
BELLWORK
Identify the figurative device(s) in the
following excerpt:
"Only the champion daisy trees were
serene. After all, they were part of a rain
forest already two thousand years old and
scheduled for eternity, so they ignored the
men and continued to rock the
diamondbacks that slept in their arms. It
took the river to persuade them that indeed
the world was altered."
-Toni Morrison, Tar Baby
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked and there will be a
quiz on Chapters 22-Epilogue of
Frankenstein on Friday.
•5th and 7th period classes WILL NOT report
to room 108 computer lab Thursday and
Friday.
•NMS reminder: take care of your business.
•ACT tutoring will be today after school
from 2:30-4:00. Please come!
•The PLAN test (practice ACT) will be
Thursday 1st - 4th period
Identify the type of irony used in the following excerpt:
Jose’s brother Angel was always getting picked on, so
Jose went to join the Cobras. Ice, the gang leader, said that
Jose would have to steal a bicycle as initiation. Jose was
hesitant, but Ice said, “If you want in, you’ll go steal that bike
at the minimart.” He knew it was wrong, but he grabbed the
bike and rode it back to Ice. Ice was pleased and said,
“Great. Roll the bike off the top of that building.” Jose didn’t
want to, but he was so sick of his brother getting picked on.
Jose rolled the bike to the building rooftop, closed his eyes,
and pushed the bike off. He heard the sound of it smashing
to pieces and the gang chuckling. Afterward, Ice told him that
he had hesitated too much, so Jose couldn’t be in the gang.
Jose couldn’t believe he did all of that for nothing, but he was
kind of relieved that he was leaving the gang life behind him.
He went home to find his little brother crying. “What’s wrong,
Angel?” Jose asked concernedly. Angel replied in between
sobs, “My… my… bike. Somebody stole my bike.”
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked and there will be a
quiz on Chapters 22-Epilogue of
Frankenstein on Friday.
•5th and 7th period classes WILL NOT report
to room 108 computer lab Thursday and
Friday.
•NMS reminder: take care of your business.
•The PLAN test (practice ACT) will be
Thursday 1st - 4th period
•ACT tutoring students- Did anyone take
their workbook? If so, please return.
IRONY
 Irony - The humor, shock, or emphasis
resulting from the opposite or completely
unexpected occurring instead of the
reader’s reasonable expectations.
Verbal Irony
 A type of irony that must be said in some
form; saying one thing but meaning the
drastic opposite, aka sarcasm.
Example: When it is a dark, gloomy, rainy, day
and someone says, "Wow, what a gorgeous
day!"
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
 The audience
reasonably expects
one event when the
opposite or completely
unexpected occurs
instead.
 Example: Sara put a
lucky penny in her
shoe. While walking to
school, she stepped
on it funny, tripped,
and fell on her face in
front of her crush.
Situational Irony
Situational Irony
 The Scarecrow longs for intelligence, only to
discover he is already a genius,
 The Tin man longs to be capable of love, only to
discover he already has a heart.
 The Lion, who at first appears to be a whimpering
coward turns out to be bold and fearless
 The people in Emerald City believe the Wizard to
have been a powerful deity, only to discover he
was a bumbling eccentric old man.
Dramatic Irony
 The audience sees or knows something important
that the character(s) are completely unaware of.
 In Horton Hears a Who, we know that Horton
really is talking to little people on a bubble, but
everyone else thinks he's crazy.
Dramatic Irony
 On a TV talk show, a guest thinks she is there
to have a makeover, but the audience knows
that she will soon be confronted by her
cheating husband and his girlfriend.
Identify the type of irony used in the
following passage:
Though the police considered him a criminal, and
property owners considered him a menace, Noodles
considered himself an artist. Noodles would paint
huge murals and spray can artwork on everything he
could reach, water towers, billboards, shop windows,
overpasses, anything he could reach. One day,
Noodles spray painted his name in big block letters
over the window of the local grocery store. When the
store owner arrived the next day, he was heard to
utter, “Oh! Thank you. How nice of you, Noodles, to
spray paint your name over my store window like that.
I really appreciate it.” He never got to thank Noodles
personally, though he often wished that he had.
Identify the type of irony used in the
following passage:
Annie’s boyfriend Scott was coming home today, so she
snuck into his house to surprise him. While waiting,
she thought the surprise might be even better if she
popped out of his closet. She heard Scott come talking,
“You know I can’t wait to see you, Baby.” He must be
leaving me a message, Annie pleasantly thought to
herself. Then she heard Scott continue to talk. “No,
she’s nothing serious. And besides, you know you’re
the one I love, Katie.” Annie’s heart dropped. She
grabbed the pepper spray from out of her purse,
unlatched the safety, and felt her hand tense on the
release button. Scott walked into the room, smiling
and laughing as he flirted with Katie on the phone.
Identify the type of irony used in the
following passage:
Jimmy the Lock was a master safecracker. No lock could
hold Jimmy and that’s why they called him “the Lock.”
Now Jimmy was set up to get the score of his life. He
had the blueprints all laid out to do a job on an
armored car diamond delivery. Gathering up all of his
tools and gear, Jimmy headed out the door to meet his
contact, Bobby the Rat, but when he got to his car, he
couldn’t find his keys. He patted down his pockets
before he realized that he must have left them in his
other thieving-pants. Jimmy went back to get his keys,
but the door wouldn’t open. Jimmy the Lock had
locked himself out of his house.
Identify the type of irony used in the
following passage:
Swanson Wisconsin was a famous child star. Swanson
Wisconsin was extremely wealthy and had the respect
and admiration of millions of boys and girls around the
world. She was also the face of the antidrug movement
and appeared on several commercials, billboards, and
bus advertisements telling young people not to use
drugs. All over the country the message was heard:
“Be like Swanson Wisconsin. Think up. Don’t get
high.” One fateful December evening, Swanson
Wisconsin crashed her Bentley into hotdog stand. At
the hospital, blood tests revealed that Swanson
Wisconsin had enough crystal meth, cocaine, and
tranquilizers in her system to murder an elephant.
For homework:
Create a political cartoon
It must include:
•
a current political issue that you are well
informed on
•
a goal; something you are attempting to
criticize or poke fun at for a purpose
•
At least one form of Irony AND at least one
of the following satirical elements:
sarcasm, hyperbole, litotes, caricature,
wit, ridicule.
PUN
A pun is a type of word play that creates a
secondary meaning to a phrase by using words
that sound or look alike, or have multiple
meanings.
Homographic pun
A play on words that have more than one
meaning, despite being spelled identically.
Ex. “A dog having puppies on the sidewalk is
considered to be littering.”
The dog is “littering” by giving birth to puppies,
and also “littering” by placing inappropriate
items on the sidewalk
60 seconds to write a homographic pun!
Homophonic puns
A play on words that simply sound alike, rather
than a single word with multiple meanings.
Ex. “Why do we still have troops in Germany?
Answer: To keep the Russians in Czech"
This pun relies on the ambiguity of the
homophones “check” and “Czech” when spoken.
60 seconds to write a homophonic pun!
Homonymic puns
A play on words which are both homographs and
homophones.
Ex. "Did you hear about the little moron who
strained himself while running into the screen
door?"
This pun plays on 'strained' as "to give much effort"
and "to filter".
=
60 seconds to write a homonymic pun!
NOW
Let’s take a look at the script for the comedy
routine “Who’s on First” by Abbott and
Costello.
Identify the type of pun used :
Homophonic because “cantaloupe” sounds like
“can’t elope” but is spelled differently.
Identify the type of pun used :
Homonymic because “chewy” and “Chewy” are
spelled the same, sound the same, but mean
different things.
Identify the type of pun used :
You can tune a guitar,
but you can't tuna fish.
Unless of course you play bass.
=
•“Tuna fish” is homophonic with “tune a fish”
•“bass” (the fish) and “bass” the guitar are
homographic because they’re spelled the same but
do not sound the same.
Identify the type
of pun used :
Homophonic
because “missed
steak” and
“mistake” sound
the same but are
not spelled the
same.
Identify the type of pun used :
Homonymic because he is “charged with battery”
as in arrested for hitting someone and also as in he
is fueled by an Energizer battery.
Announcements/Reminders
•Journals will be checked on Chapters 22Epilogue of Frankenstein on Friday.
•We will have our mid-quarter exam on Friday.
It will include the following:
•Chapters 22-Epilogue of Frankenstein
•Satire (wit, ridicule, caricature, etc.) & Irony
(verbal, situational, and dramatic)
•Figurative language
•Metaphor, simile, idiom, personification,
hyperbole, pun
•Characterization
•Direct & Indirect
Political Cartoons
Those who would like to share theirs, please
bring them up one at a time to show on the
document reader.
Then let’s watch a few minutes of Obama’s
speech from last night.
Frankenstein
Let’s take out our character maps, journals,
notes, etc.
Let’s update our character charts.
Victor
The monster
Elizabeth
Clerval
CPS Time!
Mid-Quarter Exam
Announcements/Reminders
•Collect, update, or complete all journals for
Frankenstein, due on Tuesday
•Congratulations to all of our CHS Poetry Slam
Participants- TaCarra Prewitt, Laura King, and
third place winner- Ivy Arnold and second
place winner- Danielle Gipson.
•These or any other female poets who are
interested in submitting their poems into a
contest with cash prizes, see me.
•ACT tutoring will be held today IF 10 students
show up. No tutoring on Monday because of
the holiday.