“Ralph sat cold and waxen in his glass coffin, laying out the cards, his eyes fixed, his mouth stiff” (p. 283). This passage compares Ralph’s ticket booth to a coffin. It’s an effective use of a metaphor because it foreshadows something bad to happen (perhaps the death of Ralph or the death of the dwarf, or even the death of Ralph’s friendship with Aimee). It also makes us picture Ralph as “cold and waxen” inside the “coffin.” He’s not a warm, lovable character but a creepy one that you’d rather not meet at the end of an empty pier. Since he continues playing cards in this scene even after Aimee approaches, it helps confirm the readers’ feeling that Ralph is comfortable being the “cold” and heartless person that he is.
“It had taken them five days to make the journey, cutting their way through the dense, suffocating undergrowth, fighting through the very air, which hung heavy, moist, and still. Trees as tall as cathedrals surrounded them, and a strange green light – almost holy – shimmered through the vast canopy of leaves. The rain forest seemed to have an intelligence of its own.” Pg. 1 This is a great example of imagery/sensory details and a slight personification detail. It describes a forest that some men are having to travel through and it describes how hard it must have been for them to get through. Then it also says that the “rain forest seemed to have an intelligence of its own” like it could make its own decisions and kill the men if it wanted to or keep them alive. In the book it decides to keep them alive.
"The Revenge of the Shadow King"by J.S Lewis(pg.229)
"Sure enough,on the other side of the hollow,the trees parted and arched like a cathedral ceiling over a grassy path."(pg.229) This passage compares the trees to the ceiling of a cathedral.Its an effective use of a metaphor to explain its feel of a safe place as they walk into the dark unpredictable woods that they have known for so long as it slowly but surely changes into something evil.This is also makes us picture the woods in a distinct bent dome shape even though it is apparent that this scene may very well be a setup of some sort no matter how safe and unseen they may feel under the tall dark trees.
“Journey to the Centre of the Earth” by Jules Verne (page. 24)
"Then, flying across the study like a cannonball, and descending the stairs like an avalanche, he rushed out into the Konigstrasse and disappeared as fast as his legs could carry him.” (p. 24)
This is an example of a simile because the writer is comparing Professor Lidenbrock to a cannonball and an avalanche as he rushed out into the Konigstrasse, which is a street. You can tell this is a simile because the author uses like. This helps the reader picture and imagines how fast he was going across the study and down the stairs. He wasn’t just going fast he was “flying across the study like a cannonball, and descending the stairs like an avalanche.” Since Professor Lindenbrock is an older man and isn’t usually very fast in this case, obviously whatever he rushed out for must be really important.
Brisingr Christopher Paolini pg 525 Literary Luminary: Simile
Passage: “He straightened and picked his way down the mound, lurching from side to side as if he were drunk.”
Response: After Roran and other members of the Varden defeated a group of soldiers from the empire, Carn (the magician of the group) needed to heal Roran due to his heavy wounds. When a person casts a spell, it depletes their energy and tires them out. Carn isn’t the strongest magician, and healing Roran required a large amount of energy. Therefore, as he walked away, Carn was compared to someone who was drunk. This helps visualize the situation, because it is easy to imagine a drunken person, and it makes it obvious how much the spell effected Carn. I can now tell how exhausted Carn becomes when he casts a spell, and therefore shows that he is somewhat weak and certainly not the best magician, though still helpful in times of need.
At first it had seemed so far into the future, but now here they were on the threshold of it’s birthin’. (p. 24)
This metaphor is comparing the new school being birthed into the world. It’s an effective way to say that, not only is it new to the town but that they have also never really had some kind of education, let alone an actual school before. If I hadn’t read any part of the book before and I read this sentence I would automatically know that this was probably back in the early 1700’s. This passage helps the reader to understand the excitement of the new school, and the worried ness of having something new in the town.
loryn s.,2a "eclipse" by stephenie meyer pg.53 "i spun around and he was jabbing a finger at me.amger pulsed through me automatically, an instinctive reaction to his tone."
in this passage, bella is arguing with her dad about a trip to florida, with edward, to visit her mom and her dad does not want edward to go with her. her dad reaction to the news also upsets her with the way that he is adressing the situation. this passage indicates the tone at the time, with the way that the author worded the passage.
Passage- “She’d been given it by the greatest witch in the world, a real witch with a black dress and a black hat and eyes that could see through you like turpentine goes through a sick sheep. It had been a kind of reward. Tiffany had done magic, serious magic.”
Response- In this passage it’s comparing the eyes to the turpentine. This is a good way of a simile because this is comparing the difference between the greatest witch’s eyes, being very clear and could “see through you” to the turpentine used on sheep. When turpentine is used on sick sheep it’s used to go through the sheep and get rid of their worms in their heart. So, this passage is comparing the effect of turpentine getting rid of the worms to the witch’s eyes going through a person. Basically this simile is very effective in the way its being used.
"The overflowing jungle within the Victorian greenhouse was a magnificent contrast to the Minnesota winter that waited outside. Within it's four walls existed a fairyland of wonder with the intoxicating aroma of orchids and rolling rosebushes, the gentle song of the steam running through its sculpted hills, and the school of Japanese koi that darted beneath the shadows of arched bridges. The tropical paradise within the dewy glass walls seemed to wipe away all of Max's worries, and if he closed his eyes, Max could almost imagine he'd been traveled to a far-off land."
A good example of imagery/sensory details (sight and smell). It describes how Max feels when entering the greenhose after being out in the harsh winter climate. The passage gives off a hint of metaphor as well. The "dewy glass wipes away all of Max's worries".
“Miracles on Maple Hill” by Virginia Sorensen (pg.-)
“Marly’s father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside.”(pg.-) This passage compares Marly’s father’s emotions to the winter world outside. This is a great use of a metaphor because it compares the feeling of Marly’s father to the season of winter. Marly’s father is not at all a depressed man so from being at war he might be cold as in no emotion such as snow during winter season calmly lying on the surface of the floor. The snow being emotionless might also refer to as the feeling of dead inside him and the dead leaves and flowers waiting for spring to arrive yet sitting cold and dead during winter.
Passage: “I felt my mouth fall open, remembering the nightmarish pictures I had imagined long ago: Edward and Alice in black coats with blood red eyes, their faces cold and remote as they stood close as shadows, Aro’s hands on theirs….”
Response: This passage is an example of imagery/sensory detail. This because when Bella talks about the image of Edward and Alice she had, she talks about how they look with detail like when she said “their faces cold and remote,” she was describing their faces to be dark and evil. Also when Bella said “they stood close as shadows,” she was describing that because Edward and Alice were standing so close together in their black cloaks they looked like shadows.
Passage- "Aya layed there, deleting the mocking pings,growing more miserable every second.Avoiding Frizz was totally pointless."
The Response- This is an excellent example of Personification. It refers to the pings as being mocking.Pings in this story are like emails and the author make them seem like they are talking to her and making fun of her.
''The Believers'' by Rebecca C. Jones (176 pages total)
'' 'Well, hello there!' Mr. Solimano's booming voice reminded Tibby of the Santas that sell cars and furniture on TV every Christmas.'' (pg. 35)
This quote reminds Tibby of Santa's loud booming voice just as Mr. Solimano's voice. Since the text states that his voice is ''booming'', I can infer that this writer is using tone to better describe this character. From hearing this quote, you can tell that Mr. Solimano is probably a hefty man which causes him to have a ''booming'' voice. Thinking on that thought, because his voice reminds Tibby of Santa, you can probably guess that Mr. Solimano is a warm and kind man.
Literary Luminary – Personification Passage: “She inquired again about Uncle Pono, but the sun had long since vanished below Kauhako’s western rim and shadows were swallowing up the crater. And as the green slopes around them were consumed by darkness Rachel felt exhausted, confused, and a little bit afraid.”
Response: Rachel is held captive when she wonders into unknown territory and her chances of escape have evaporated with another day. Here, Brennert states the darkness or shadows would swallow/consume everything around them. This is a useful use of personification because consuming is definitely a human trait that the author has given to this darkness to represent how everything seemed to vanish hopelessly into the night. And personifying the shadows to “swallow” such an evil place like Moloka’i brings the leper island more to life. The consumption was eventual so it shows how everyone on the island would eventually be thrown onto the street to rot once their leprosy had entirely taken over.
Passage: The elevator door opened out onto a shaded grove of very tall, very thick-trunked trees. They formed a circle around a roughly trimmed lawn, which had the remains of a campfire sitting in a burnt patch at its center. A narrow, but beautifully clear stream cut through on corner, burbling gently along. A wooden footbridge crossed the stream, with a paved path, leading across to an open summerhouse that was like an old-fashioned bandstand. In the summer house were a desk, a lounge chair, and some bookcases.
Response: I think that this is an imagery literary technique. This is an effective literary technique because it is very detailed which makes it easier to imagine the place in the reader’s head. The imagery details are important because without them it is harder for the reader to imagine the image or setting in their head and the reader would probably lose interest in the book.
"As it emerged, the machine seemed to grow, unfolding wings and claws with shuddering alien movements, like a giant metal insect being born" (pg. 104).
In this passage the writer compares the robot to a giant metal insect being born. It is a great use of a simile because it uses the word like to compare the robot and a giant metal insect being born. It helps the reader to visualize how terrifiying the robot would seem to Tally and Shay. Even though Tally is used to robots, this one does not look like an amiable toy that is used for cleaning and gardening. This robot seemed to Tally as inhuman and dangerous.
‘Twilight’ by Stephenie Meyer (P. 207) “‘You’re always curious.’ He grimaced, shaking his head. He glared at me, holding my eyes as he lifted the slice of pizza off the tray, and deliberately bit of a mouthful, chewed quickly and then swallowed. I watched eyes wide.” In this passage, it’s just basically using full description of one movement this character is doing. I also think that since the author is using third person, and is describing this character so well, she must be in awe with him. This passage is obviously sensory detail. But, it also shows, a little bit of personification. In the sentence ‘he glared at me holding my eyes’ it is saying that his way of staring at her, is capturing her eyes. So basically, his glare has been given a human quality.
literary luminary:personification passage:"A few thin clouds grazed the shoulders of mountains."(page396)
response:In this passage, the author describeshow close the clouds are against the mountains as Eragon gazes up at them.this is not only a great use for personification,but also sensory details. with this one description, I can imagine a gloomy looking yet somewhat beautiful landscape withou any difficulty.
"Brisigr" by Christopher Paolini passage:"A few thin clouds grased the shoulders of the mountains"
response: In this passage, the author describes how close the clouds are against the mountains Eragon is gazing up at, as if the mountains were a tall person. This is nor only a great use of personification,but also imaginary/sensory detsils. With this one description, i can sense a scenery with a cloudy gloomy feeling with intensifying beauty without any difficulty.
"You're as white as a ghost-no you're as white as me! (pg.281) This passage explains the physical appearance of Bella after riding on the back of Edward through the forest. This is a good simile because it makes me picture Edward being very pale because he is a vampire. Then you have Bella who is human and has color on her skin and makes me see how all the color just flushed from her. When Edward says "you're as white as me" it shows that Edward is already pale and white and has no color to him.
Title: Ender’s Shadow By: Orson Scott Card LITTERARY LUMINARY: Tone pg#8
Passage: “There was plenty of danger to watch for .The cops, for instance. They didn’t show up often, they seemed especially bent on clearing the streets of children. They would flail about them with their magnetic whips, landing cruel stinging blows on even the smallest children haranguing them as vermin, thieves, pestilence, a plague on the fair city of Rotterdam.”
Response: This quote is effective as a use of Tone because it shows the darkness of the society of this world we were somehow pulled into against our will.It almost makes us terrified; not wanting to even see what’s on the pages to follow because it’s so frightening. When even the tiniest children are being threatened, it makes you think, “ Well what would they do to me?”
It also prepares the reader to become a stronger person in their minds when reading because they feel the need to have more power than the evil and mean people when its truly the people with power who are really evil (irony). It makes you want to be a stronger person so you can face anything that might be thrown your way in the rest of the book. So the overall tone becomes a world in wich you are afraid because just like you, the main character is also afraid and wants to be a stronger person in the corrupt world we are now a part of. BY:JasonB.
Passage: “’Mom,’ I’d say, and she wouldn’t respond, so I’d say it again. Sometimes it took her three times before she’d slowly begin to turn her head, but when she did I would suddenly feel scared, like I didn’t want to see her face after all. Like in those few moments, she might have changed again, shifting deeper into someone I didn’t recognize. “ Response: This quote shows an example of figurative language. The meaning of it is that, Annabel’s mom lost her mother and she changed completely. She was no longer the happy cheerful mom Annabel always knew. She says she’s scared that she’s already changed again in those few moments; it shows the amount of grief her mom is going through. She isn’t changing purposely, but she’s letting go of everything, as if there is no longer a reason to care. Annabel is scared of losing her own mother. She understands that she lost her mother, but she wants her to be able to go back to her own life and live it the way it was before, happy, loving, and caring of the rest of her family. I think this is important to know about because knowing that she is going through this will make it tough, but also that she should at least try to move on and get going with her own life. Be a part of her own family again. She lost her mom, but stills has a loving family at home for her.
"Bubbles from the aerator ran in a silvery ribbon to the surface, twisting and turning as if dancing." (p.84) This is an example of personification. "Angelfish" is about dancing and its great how it compares bubbles to dancing.As they float to the top of the water you can also kind of picture them dancing.When i found out later in the book that Mr.Tsow was really a dancer, it made more sense why the book would compare bubbles and dancing.This could also be sensory details because you can picture the bubbles the color of silver and see them floating to the top as if dancing. And i'd picture them dancing softly and swiftly. I think comparing bubbles to dancing was genius!
The Other boy Hailey Abbott Pg. 79 Passage: Back in the bright sunshine, they mounted their bikes again. “Okay, the next one’s about two miles up the road,” David said, standing up on the pedals. He glanced at Maddy, who was fiddling with her gear lever. “You think you can make it, little girl?” Response: This is a example of a Dialect because its showing the playful, tease between the two characters.
Caitlin D. 2a Unbelievable by: Sara Shepard Literary luminary- personification pg. 256 Passage: “Spencer could only see the bare outlines of the trees in the distance. Their branches waved like bony fingers.” Response: Personifications like this one made this book a lot more interesting to read. This adds a lot more detail to the passage. Instead of just saying the tree branches are very skinny and are moving in the wind, she told us the tree branches look like a person’s boney finger waving in the wind. This passage is great because she did not mean they were actually boney fingers, she was comparing the branches to them, and the branches aren’t actually waving either they are moving. This gave the branches human characteristics.
"You are my life now,"he answered simply". Edward is saying that Bella is the most important thing to him.This is a metaphor because he said his life and he means he loves Bella very much.He loves hr very much to say she is his life.
Passage:”Rosalie hesitated in the doorway, her breathtaking face unsure. “Of course,” I replied, my voice an octave high with surprise. “Come on in.”
Response: This is a good example of the literary technique tone. It shows us a lot of Rosalie and Bella’s relationship. They aren’t very close and they don’t talk to each other practically at all. This causes Bella to be wary and surprised when Rosalie asks Bella to talk with her. Bella is even more surprised when Rosalie says she was waiting for Edward to leave before she started her conversation
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"The Dwarf" by Ray Bradbury (p. 283)
“Ralph sat cold and waxen in his glass coffin, laying out the cards, his eyes fixed, his mouth stiff” (p. 283).
This passage compares Ralph’s ticket booth to a coffin. It’s an effective use of a metaphor because it foreshadows something bad to happen (perhaps the death of Ralph or the death of the dwarf, or even the death of Ralph’s friendship with Aimee). It also makes us picture Ralph as “cold and waxen” inside the “coffin.” He’s not a warm, lovable character but a creepy one that you’d rather not meet at the end of an empty pier. Since he continues playing cards in this scene even after Aimee approaches, it helps confirm the readers’ feeling that Ralph is comfortable being the “cold” and heartless person that he is.
“Eagle Strike” by Anthony Horowitz Page. 1
“It had taken them five days to make the journey, cutting their way through the dense, suffocating undergrowth, fighting through the very air, which hung heavy, moist, and still. Trees as tall as cathedrals surrounded them, and a strange green light – almost holy – shimmered through the vast canopy of leaves. The rain forest seemed to have an intelligence of its own.” Pg. 1
This is a great example of imagery/sensory details and a slight personification detail. It describes a forest that some men are having to travel through and it describes how hard it must have been for them to get through. Then it also says that the “rain forest seemed to have an intelligence of its own” like it could make its own decisions and kill the men if it wanted to or keep them alive. In the book it decides to keep them alive.
"The Revenge of the Shadow King"by J.S Lewis(pg.229)
"Sure enough,on the other side of the hollow,the trees parted and arched like a cathedral ceiling over a grassy path."(pg.229)
This passage compares the trees to the ceiling of a cathedral.Its an effective use of a metaphor to explain its feel of a safe place as they walk into the dark unpredictable woods that they have known for so long as it slowly but surely changes into something evil.This is also makes us picture the woods in a distinct bent dome shape even though it is apparent that this scene may very well be a setup of some sort no matter how safe and unseen they may feel under the tall dark trees.
“Journey to the Centre of the Earth” by Jules Verne
(page. 24)
"Then, flying across the study like a cannonball, and descending the stairs like an avalanche, he rushed out into the Konigstrasse and disappeared as fast as his legs could carry him.” (p. 24)
This is an example of a simile because the writer is comparing Professor Lidenbrock to a cannonball and an avalanche as he rushed out into the Konigstrasse, which is a street. You can tell this is a simile because the author uses like. This helps the reader picture and imagines how fast he was going across the study and down the stairs. He wasn’t just going fast he was “flying across the study like a cannonball, and descending the stairs like an avalanche.” Since Professor Lindenbrock is an older man and isn’t usually very fast in this case, obviously whatever he rushed out for must be really important.
Brisingr
Christopher Paolini
pg 525
Literary Luminary: Simile
Passage: “He straightened and picked his way down the mound, lurching from side to side as if he were drunk.”
Response: After Roran and other members of the Varden defeated a group of soldiers from the empire, Carn (the magician of the group) needed to heal Roran due to his heavy wounds. When a person casts a spell, it depletes their energy and tires them out. Carn isn’t the strongest magician, and healing Roran required a large amount of energy. Therefore, as he walked away, Carn was compared to someone who was drunk. This helps visualize the situation, because it is easy to imagine a drunken person, and it makes it obvious how much the spell effected Carn. I can now tell how exhausted Carn becomes when he casts a spell, and therefore shows that he is somewhat weak and certainly not the best magician, though still helpful in times of need.
“Love’s Enduring Promise” by: Janette Oke (p. 24)
At first it had seemed so far into the future, but now here they were on the threshold of it’s birthin’. (p. 24)
This metaphor is comparing the new school being birthed into the world. It’s an effective way to say that, not only is it new to the town but that they have also never really had some kind of education, let alone an actual school before. If I hadn’t read any part of the book before and I read this sentence I would automatically know that this was probably back in the early 1700’s. This passage helps the reader to understand the excitement of the new school, and the worried ness of having something new in the town.
loryn s.,2a
"eclipse" by stephenie meyer pg.53
"i spun around and he was jabbing a finger at me.amger pulsed through me automatically, an instinctive reaction to his tone."
in this passage, bella is arguing with her dad about a trip to florida, with edward, to visit her mom and her dad does not want edward to go with her. her dad reaction to the news also upsets her with the way that he is adressing the situation. this passage indicates the tone at the time, with the way that the author worded the passage.
“A Hat Full of Sky” by Terry Pratchett (Page 10)
Literary Luminary-Simile
Passage- “She’d been given it by the greatest witch in the world, a real witch with a black dress and a black hat and eyes that could see through you like turpentine goes through a sick sheep. It had been a kind of reward. Tiffany had done magic, serious magic.”
Response- In this passage it’s comparing the eyes to the turpentine. This is a good way of a simile because this is comparing the difference between the greatest witch’s eyes, being very clear and could “see through you” to the turpentine used on sheep. When turpentine is used on sick sheep it’s used to go through the sheep and get rid of their worms in their heart. So, this passage is comparing the effect of turpentine getting rid of the worms to the witch’s eyes going through a person. Basically this simile is very effective in the way its being used.
"The Fall of the Templar" by Derek Benz (p.45)
"The overflowing jungle within the Victorian greenhouse was a magnificent contrast to the Minnesota winter that waited outside. Within it's four walls existed a fairyland of wonder with the intoxicating aroma of orchids and rolling rosebushes, the gentle song of the steam running through its sculpted hills, and the school of Japanese koi that darted beneath the shadows of arched bridges. The tropical paradise within the dewy glass walls seemed to wipe away all of Max's worries, and if he closed his eyes, Max could almost imagine he'd been traveled to a far-off land."
A good example of imagery/sensory details (sight and smell). It describes how Max feels when entering the greenhose after being out in the harsh winter climate.
The passage gives off a hint of metaphor as well. The "dewy glass wipes away all of Max's worries".
“Miracles on Maple Hill” by Virginia Sorensen (pg.-)
“Marly’s father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside.”(pg.-)
This passage compares Marly’s father’s emotions to the winter world outside. This is a great use of a metaphor because it compares the feeling of Marly’s father to the season of winter. Marly’s father is not at all a depressed man so from being at war he might be cold as in no emotion such as snow during winter season calmly lying on the surface of the floor. The snow being emotionless might also refer to as the feeling of dead inside him and the dead leaves and flowers waiting for spring to arrive yet sitting cold and dead during winter.
"Breaking Dawn" (pg.604)
By: Stephenie Meyers
Passage: “I felt my mouth fall open, remembering the nightmarish pictures I had imagined long ago: Edward and Alice in black coats with blood red eyes, their faces cold and remote as they stood close as shadows, Aro’s hands on theirs….”
Response: This passage is an example of imagery/sensory detail. This because when Bella talks about the image of Edward and Alice she had, she talks about how they look with detail like when she said “their faces cold and remote,” she was describing their faces to be dark and evil. Also when Bella said “they stood close as shadows,” she was describing that because Edward and Alice were standing so close together in their black cloaks they looked like shadows.
"Extras" by Scott Westerfeld Page 150
Passage- "Aya layed there, deleting the mocking pings,growing more miserable every second.Avoiding Frizz was totally pointless."
The Response- This is an excellent example of Personification. It refers to the pings as being mocking.Pings in this story are like emails and the author make them seem like they are talking to her and making fun of her.
''The Believers'' by Rebecca C. Jones (176 pages total)
'' 'Well, hello there!' Mr. Solimano's booming voice reminded Tibby of the Santas that sell cars and furniture on TV every Christmas.'' (pg. 35)
This quote reminds Tibby of Santa's loud booming voice just as Mr. Solimano's voice. Since the text states that his voice is ''booming'', I can infer that this writer is using tone to better describe this character. From hearing this quote, you can tell that Mr. Solimano is probably a hefty man which causes him to have a ''booming'' voice. Thinking on that thought, because his voice reminds Tibby of Santa, you can probably guess that Mr. Solimano is a warm and kind man.
Moloka’i
Alan Brennert (pg.114)
Literary Luminary – Personification
Passage: “She inquired again about Uncle Pono, but the sun had long since vanished below Kauhako’s western rim and shadows were swallowing up the crater. And as the green slopes around them were consumed by darkness Rachel felt exhausted, confused, and a little bit afraid.”
Response: Rachel is held captive when she wonders into unknown territory and her chances of escape have evaporated with another day. Here, Brennert states the darkness or shadows would swallow/consume everything around them. This is a useful use of personification because consuming is definitely a human trait that the author has given to this darkness to represent how everything seemed to vanish hopelessly into the night. And personifying the shadows to “swallow” such an evil place like Moloka’i brings the leper island more to life. The consumption was eventual so it shows how everyone on the island would eventually be thrown onto the street to rot once their leprosy had entirely taken over.
Title: Mister Monday Author: Garth Nix
Literary Luminary: Imagery Page: 172-173
Passage: The elevator door opened out onto a shaded grove of very tall, very thick-trunked trees. They formed a circle around a roughly trimmed lawn, which had the remains of a campfire sitting in a burnt patch at its center. A narrow, but beautifully clear stream cut through on corner, burbling gently along. A wooden footbridge crossed the stream, with a paved path, leading across to an open summerhouse that was like an old-fashioned bandstand. In the summer house were a desk, a lounge chair, and some bookcases.
Response: I think that this is an imagery literary technique. This is an effective literary technique because it is very detailed which makes it easier to imagine the place in the reader’s head. The imagery details are important because without them it is harder for the reader to imagine the image or setting in their head and the reader would probably lose interest in the book.
"Specials" by Scott Westerfeld(pg. 104)
"As it emerged, the machine seemed to grow, unfolding wings and claws with shuddering alien movements, like a giant metal insect being born" (pg. 104).
In this passage the writer compares the robot to a giant metal insect being born. It is a great use of a simile because it uses the word like to compare the robot and a giant metal insect being born. It helps the reader to visualize how terrifiying the robot would seem to Tally and Shay. Even though Tally is used to robots, this one does not look like an amiable toy that is used for cleaning and gardening. This robot seemed to Tally as inhuman and dangerous.
‘Twilight’ by Stephenie Meyer (P. 207)
“‘You’re always curious.’ He grimaced, shaking his head. He glared at me, holding my eyes as he lifted the slice of pizza off the tray, and deliberately bit of a mouthful, chewed quickly and then swallowed. I watched eyes wide.”
In this passage, it’s just basically using full description of one movement this character is doing. I also think that since the author is using third person, and is describing this character so well, she must be in awe with him. This passage is obviously sensory detail. But, it also shows, a little bit of personification. In the sentence ‘he glared at me holding my eyes’ it is saying that his way of staring at her, is capturing her eyes. So basically, his glare has been given a human quality.
literary luminary:personification
passage:"A few thin clouds grazed the shoulders of mountains."(page396)
response:In this passage, the author describeshow close the clouds are against the mountains as Eragon gazes up at them.this is not only a great use for personification,but also sensory details. with this one description, I can imagine a gloomy looking yet somewhat beautiful landscape withou any difficulty.
"Brisigr" by Christopher Paolini
passage:"A few thin clouds grased the shoulders of the mountains"
response: In this passage, the author describes how close the clouds are against the mountains Eragon is gazing up at, as if the mountains were a tall person. This is nor only a great use of personification,but also imaginary/sensory detsils. With this one description, i can sense a scenery with a cloudy gloomy feeling with intensifying beauty without any difficulty.
"Twilight "by Stephanie Meyer (pg.281)
"You're as white as a ghost-no you're as white as me!
(pg.281)
This passage explains the physical appearance of Bella after riding on the back of Edward through the forest. This is a good simile because it makes me picture Edward being very pale because he is a vampire. Then you have Bella who is human and has color on her skin and makes me see how all the color just flushed from her. When Edward says "you're as white as me" it shows that Edward is already pale and white and has no color to him.
Title: Ender’s Shadow By: Orson Scott Card
LITTERARY LUMINARY: Tone pg#8
Passage: “There was plenty of danger to watch for .The cops, for instance. They didn’t show up often, they seemed especially bent on clearing the streets of children. They would flail about them with their magnetic whips, landing cruel stinging blows on even the smallest children haranguing them as vermin, thieves, pestilence, a plague on the fair city of Rotterdam.”
Response: This quote is effective as a use of Tone because it shows the darkness of the society of this world we were somehow pulled into against our will.It almost makes us terrified; not wanting to even see what’s on the pages to follow because it’s so frightening. When even the tiniest children are being threatened, it makes you think, “ Well what would they do to me?”
It also prepares the reader to become a stronger person in their minds when reading because they feel the need to have more power than the evil and mean people when its truly the people with power who are really evil (irony). It makes you want to be a stronger person so you can face anything that might be thrown your way in the rest of the book. So the overall tone becomes a world in wich you are afraid because just like you, the main character is also afraid and wants to be a stronger person in the corrupt world we are now a part of. BY:JasonB.
Just Listen
By: Sarah Dessen
Page – 31
Passage: “’Mom,’ I’d say, and she wouldn’t respond, so I’d say it again. Sometimes it took her three times before she’d slowly begin to turn her head, but when she did I would suddenly feel scared, like I didn’t want to see her face after all. Like in those few moments, she might have changed again, shifting deeper into someone I didn’t
recognize. “
Response: This quote shows an example of figurative language. The meaning of it is that, Annabel’s mom lost her mother and she changed completely. She was no longer the happy cheerful mom Annabel always knew. She says she’s scared that she’s already changed again in those few moments; it shows the amount of grief her mom is going through. She isn’t changing purposely, but she’s letting go of everything, as if there is no longer a reason to care. Annabel is scared of losing her own mother. She understands that she lost her mother, but she wants her to be able to go back to her own life and live it the way it was before, happy, loving, and caring of the rest of her family. I think this is important to know about because knowing that she is going through this will make it tough, but also that she should at least try to move on and get going with her own life. Be a part of her own family again. She lost her mom, but stills has a loving family at home for her.
"Angelfish" by Laurence Yep
"Bubbles from the aerator ran in a silvery ribbon to the surface, twisting and turning as if dancing." (p.84)
This is an example of personification. "Angelfish" is about dancing and its great how it compares bubbles to dancing.As they float to the top of the water you can also kind of picture them dancing.When i found out later in the book that Mr.Tsow was really a dancer, it made more sense why the book would compare bubbles and dancing.This could also be sensory details because you can picture the bubbles the color of silver and see them floating to the top as if dancing. And i'd picture them dancing softly and swiftly. I think comparing bubbles to dancing was genius!
The Other boy
Hailey Abbott
Pg. 79
Passage: Back in the bright sunshine, they mounted their bikes again. “Okay, the next one’s about two miles up the road,” David said, standing up on the pedals. He glanced at Maddy, who was fiddling with her gear lever. “You think you can make it, little girl?”
Response: This is a example of a Dialect because its showing the playful, tease between the two characters.
Caitlin D. 2a
Unbelievable by: Sara Shepard
Literary luminary- personification pg. 256
Passage: “Spencer could only see the bare outlines of the trees in the distance. Their branches waved like bony fingers.”
Response: Personifications like this one made this book a lot more interesting to read. This adds a lot more detail to the passage. Instead of just saying the tree branches are very skinny and are moving in the wind, she told us the tree branches look like a person’s boney finger waving in the wind. This passage is great because she did not mean they were actually boney fingers, she was comparing the branches to them, and the branches aren’t actually waving either they are moving. This gave the branches human characteristics.
Twilight
by Stephenie Meyer (p 314)
"You are my life now,"he answered simply".
Edward is saying that Bella is the most important thing to him.This is a metaphor because he said his life and he means he loves Bella very much.He loves hr very much to say she is his life.
Title: Eclipse
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Page number: 152
Passage:”Rosalie hesitated in the doorway, her breathtaking face unsure. “Of course,” I replied, my voice an octave high with surprise. “Come on in.”
Response: This is a good example of the literary technique tone. It shows us a lot of Rosalie and Bella’s relationship. They aren’t very close and they don’t talk to each other practically at all. This causes Bella to be wary and surprised when Rosalie asks Bella to talk with her. Bella is even more surprised when Rosalie says she was waiting for Edward to leave before she started her conversation
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