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= Welcome to Mr. Mentzer's Language Arts Wiki Page! = Below are my three student-centered technology-integrated NTeQ lesson plans:

[|Culminating Project.docx]

So far these year we have learned about the following literray devices:

//example//: Rabbits running over roses.
 * alliteration -** the repition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases.

//example:// She is barking up the wrong tree.
 * idiom -** a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words

//example// - My brother is a clown.
 * metaphor** - comparing two unlike things that actually have something in common.

//example -// The rain danced on the roof.
 * personification -** an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities.

//example//: You were as brave as a lion. My sister is as blind as a bat.
 * simile** - comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.


 * Allegory:** Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event.

// Example // : I am so hungry that I could eat the entire left side of the menu.
 * Hyperbole ** – the author uses words and phrases that exaggerate or are of an extreme nature to amplify the or make larger than life for a more notable affect; used for emphasis to promote an idea that is not plausible but helps emphasis the enormity of the idea; exaggeration of an idea to prove a point

// Example // : “This story is a lie”. The reader must interpret what is true and if the story is a lie then are the words supporting the story true or a lie?
 * Paradox ** – use of concepts or ideas that are at opposing ends or contradict each other but hold a significant value through thought; not an obvious connection at first but, becomes an astonishing insight once the ‘penny drops’; a sentence in logic that cannot be true or false; reader must commit to thoughtful interpretation of what the writer is saying; reader must think outside of the box

//Example//: "Bang!" "Bang!" sounded the pots and pans as the cook desperately searched for a sauce pan in the cluttered cabinet.
 * Onomatopoeia**- Words that imitate sounds.


 * Conflict**- expressing a resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims/ dreams.

Other Literary Devices to be discovered:

** [|Amplification] **
Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability. When a plain sentence is too abrupt and fails to convey the full implications desired, amplification comes into play when the writer adds more to the structure to give it more meaning. Example: Original sentence- The thesis paper was difficult. After amplification- The thesis paper was difficult: it required extensive research, data collection, sample surveys, interviews and a lot of fieldwork. [|David Cole recommends this fun student overview]