Using Quotes

With a complete idea (:)
Ex:
Hemingway uses action to emphasize a character trait: "The girl looked at the bead curtain..." (ellipsis)

With an incomplete idea (,)
Ex:
In Hemingway's story, the girl said, "They look like white elephants."

With an incomplete quotation within a sentence
Ex:
Hemingway's story takes place at a railway station "between two lines of rails in the sun."

Within a quote
Ex:
Hemingway wrote, " 'They're lovely hills', she said. 'They don't really look like white elephants.' "

Combining Sentences

1.
a) She went to bed early, but it took hours for her to fall asleep.
b) She went to bed early; however it took hours for her to fall asleep.
2.
a) She wants to lose weight, so she has gone on a strict diet.
b) She wants to lose weight; therefore she has gone on a strict diet.
3.
a) The night air was very still, and a light rain had begun to fall.
b) The night air was very still; moreover a light rain had begun to fall.
4.
a) Her friend did her best to learn to cook, but nothing she prepared came out right.
b) Her friend ddid her best to learn to cook; however nothing she prepared came out right.
5.
a) Our team learned that the train would be very late, so we decided to take the plane.
b) Our team learned that the train woulod be very late; therefore we decided to take the plane.
6.
a) The girl can sing very well, and she is also a talented actress.
b) The girl can sing very well; moreover se is also a talented actress.
7.
a) The basement was damaged by the flood, bu they can't afford to fix it now.
b) The basement was damaged by the flood; however they can't afford to fix it.
8.
a) My boss wants to live like a millionaire, so he bought an expensive mansion in an exclusive area.
b) My boss wants to livve like a millionaire; therefore he bought an expensive mansion in an exclusive area.
9.
a) The army lost the last few battles, but they kept on fighting.
b) The army lost the last few battes; however they kept on fighting.
10.
a) Capital punishment is often applied unfairly, and a mistake is sometimes made.
b) Capital punishment is often applied unfairly; moreover a mistake is sometimes made.
11.
a) The boy has been absent from class many times; so the principal called him to his office for an explanation.
b) The boy has been absent from calss many times; therefore the principal called him to his office for an explanation.

Poetry Analysis

When I was one and twenty

1. The poem is a lyric that expresses the thoughts of the charaters.
2. The narrator in the poem is the main character, the one who receives the advice.
3. The subject of the poem is love. The man who gives the advice argues about the way of love, saying that you should give everything that is material to a woman, but never your heart.
4. The poem has a formal structure, because the story in the stanzas continue.
5. The is no setting in this poem.
6. The imagery in the poem is with the figures of speech. There are the verses: " but not your heart away, but keep your fancy free " There is also a big part of a stanza that is a metaphor: "'The heart out of the bosomWas never given in vain;'Tis paid with sighs a plentyAnd sold for endless rue"
7. The poem has a indirect meaning, because there are many metaphors.
8. The sound contribute to understand that love may be a fancy thing, but behind that there is a potential danger, le flow of the poem, masking the true meaning.
9. The poem has a very direct language, no double-meanings or connotations.
10. There is no referal to another writing in this poem.
11. The poem talks about ways not to get yourself broken hearted. Thought it may sound like a cold relationship, some people prefer that than seeing themselves demolished at the end of the union.
12. There is no distance with historical or cultural, except with the loe advice. I can't say I can relate to the situation, because I have never been brokn hearted. I can't comprehend the hurt you may feel and why you can't let your heart go.
13. The moral of the poem is that you should not give your heart to the ;person you love, for a broken heart will be the result at the end, so you have to be based on materialism instead.

Poetry Analysis

1. Figures of speech:
- Simile: His hair is dark as the hyacinth blossom.
- Metaphor: Flame-colored are his wings.
- Personification: The oak tree shook it's head.
- Alliteration: She sat silently. 'Tis true; 'tis true
- Assonance: As the shadow of a rose. (x2)
- Consonance (repetition of consonants within words)
- Apostrophe (talking directly to a person: alive or dead)
- Hyperbole (exageration)
- Oxymoron: Sound of Silence

* Symbolism

* Imagery (senses)
- hearing
- seeing
- smelling
- touching
- tasting

* Level of language
- slang
- informal
- formal

*Irony

*Pun

The Nightingale and The Rose

1) Find symbols
- Rose: Unrequited love
- Student: Naïveté
- Girl: Materialism
- Nightingale: Devotion, virtue, goodness
- Oak Tree: Wisdom

2) Examples:
Simile: His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom.
Metaphor: Sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.
Personification: The little lizard, who was something of a cynic...
Alliteration: Suddenly she spead.
Assonance: But go to my brother who grows...
Consonance: Bluebells

3) To begin with, a rose can be compared with a love life in our present society. Actually in a relationship, there are many obstacles to overcome and some may be difficult; while others are easier. In a rose, those obstacles are thorns. They have sharp edges, and may hurt a person, when it is touched, but the flower is a beauty. That is what love is. In other words, at the end, love is what you get. We can take the Nightingale as an example. She gave herself until death with a thorn, and at the end, she got the prize for the Student. This is what overcoming an obstacle means. You fight them when you meet them, and won't stop until you succeed. This is an act of faith, and courage, determination and a true proof of love.

Then again, in The Nightingale and the Rose, when the Student gets the rose and gives it to the girl he fancies, she completely rejects him. For her, the rose has no true meaning, no true value, compared to the jewely she received. This is proof that love is fragile, that it can crumble in the blink of an eye, and that it can fade with time. Moreover, when the rose is crushed by the tire, it can be compared with a broken heart. All your hard work to get the prize was for nothing. You fall back at the bottom of the ladder and you have to start over. Of course, when you fall, you get bruises and sometimes graver injuries, so it is normal that you can start again and climb the ladder, you must heal. Finaly, a rose is the greatest symbol of love.

Occurence

Write 5 images:

ex: Beating of the watch is compared to the "stoke of a blacksmith's hammer upon an anvil."
ex: Sand is compared to " diamonds, rubies, emeralds."

1. It hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife. (Simile)
2. The water roared in his ear like the voice of niagara. (Simile, personnification)
3. The "dancing driftwood" caught his eye. (Personnnification, metaphor)
4. Suddenly he found himself whirling around- spinning like a top. (Simile)
5. How softly the turf was like a carpeted avenue. (Simile)

Define 10 vocabulary words:

1. Stout: physically or materially strong
2. Slack: not tight or taut
3. Outpost: a security detachment dispatched by a main body of troops to protect it from enemy surprise
4. Protruded: to thrust forward
5. Slope: that slants
6. Adorn: to enliven or decorate as if with ornaments
7. Frock: an outer garment worn chiefly by men
8. Spanned: to measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb ext
9. Sluggish: markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth
10. Brooding: to sit quietly and thoughtfully

Writing Correction Code

Thesis statement:

A thesis statement is a sentence that presents the main topic of the paper and that contains an assertion.
ex: People are poisoning the environment with chemicals merely to keep their lawns clean.

Topic Sentence:

A topic sentence is a sentence that organizes the paragraph.
ex: Many fast-food chains make their profits from adding a special ingredient called "forget sauce" to their foods.