Blogs about: Figurative Language
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Example of Poetic Device in Rap Lyrics
Paul Wall’s Rap Lyrics are consumed with metaphors and similies. It is no wonder that Rappers are never at a loss for words. I am going to list the lyrics to Wall’s song Big Ballin. I w… more →
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Harry Situations
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sergiyakun wrote 1 week ago: Harry Potter The Boy Who Lived. Hermione Granger The brainiac best friend of Harry Potter and Ron We … more →
Enjambment and Caesura
cto485 wrote 1 week ago: Whenever I come across a word I didn’t know I tend to look it up. And whenever I come across a new c … more →
Minutes by Ash
wlr wrote 1 month ago: I knew today was going to be different. Not because I woke up with a funny feeling in my stomach or … more →
Irony, Metaphor, Metonymy and Synecdoche
cto485 wrote 1 month ago: There’s a lot online already about figurative language, some of it of more use than others. However, … more →
Robert Frost's "The Pasture"
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upinvermont wrote 2 months ago: June 6 2009: Tweaked and expanded. About the Pasture I’ve been following the lead of my re … more →
My First Kiss
fromthefrontoftheclassroom wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a fun strategy for teaching imagery. Imagery, of course, involves descriptive langage … more →
Commercial Fiction vs. Literature
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Kim Justesen wrote 2 months ago: The local writer who hates my guts has indirectly mentioned me again in one of her recent diatribes. … more →
Kemaren itu....
kisyana wrote 3 months ago: Jadi…. Kemaren itu pertama english ya… Nah, untungnya gw udah selesai soal yang 18 figur … more →
April 7, 2009 (Tuesday)
cvanzanten wrote 3 months ago: Cores 1 and 2: Grammar Lesson-Simple Sentence Review (Di … more →
Reflection 73: Why Metaphor?
Steve Perrin wrote 4 months ago: (Copyright © 2009) How were you brought up? Did you have to go tinkle, pee-pee, wee-wee, take a … more →
Creative Writing Warm-up.
writerself wrote 4 months ago: Creative Writing sometimes needs some warm-up exercises! Get your creative juices flowing with the … more →
February 4, 2009 (Wednesday)
cvanzanten wrote 5 months ago: Late Start Wednesday Cores 1, 2, and 3: Grammar Lesson: Conventions Practice # 17 (capitalizing tit … more →
Apocalyptic Literature is Not a Secret Code?
biblicaleschatology wrote 7 months ago: Remember, the Apostles and most of the early Christians were fluent in Greek as well as Aramaic and … more →
Changing Season
MaryHelen wrote 8 months ago: Cynthia Rylant has a wonderful way with words. Her book, In November, creates the picture of nature … more →
Grindlecat
MaryHelen wrote 8 months ago: Last spring, my school hosted a Young Authors’ Conference with Claire Ewart. With her gentle s … more →
Hilarious Figurative Language I Stole From a Webpage on the Internet
wilkinism wrote 9 months ago: http://funmeme.com/archive/2008/06/29/bad-metaphors-from-stupid-student-essays.asp Bad Metaphors fr … more →
Teaching Figurative Language with Mentor Poems
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Stacey wrote 1 year ago: I was conferring with one of my students in Writing Workshop yesterday and quickly found, as I resea … more →
Under
jeffsdeepthoughts wrote 1 year ago: Bits of scalp And lumps of flesh Mar the reflective chrome. The jolly orange-yellow Of the long bo … more →
Defiance, by Valerie Hobbs
kidsbooksreviews wrote 1 year ago: In Defiance, a cow teaches a boy about living with cancer. Toby has discovered a new tumor growing … more →
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