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In deze les zitten 33 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 4 videos.

Lesduur is: 50 min

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The waste land by Alan Paton

Lesson Objective:

- You can recognise

metaphors, similes and personification in a text.

The waste land

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The Open Window

Vera tells Mr Nuttel about a tragic incident in which Mrs. Sappleton lost her husband and her two brothers. She also tells him that her aunt still hopes that they will come back and therefore keeps the window open.

The Open Window is an excellent example of a short story in which the writer illustrates two contrasted attitudes towards life

- Mr Nuttel is nervous and uncertain

- Vera is dramatic with a wild imagination

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Why does Vera want to know if Mr Nuttel knows her aunt well?

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So she can tell him lies and scare him.

How does Mr Nuttel's name reflect his character?

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Nuttel sounds like nutty = crazy

He comes across as crazy to everyone but Vera when he suddenly runs away.

At what point does Mr Nuttel receive the final blow to his nerves?

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When he thinks the ghosts of the "lost" men have come home.

short story - The open window

3 types of irony
telling name

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Figurative language

Figurative Language: Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as “figures of speech.”

Simile: comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as,” e.g. “Her smile was as cold as ice.”
Metaphor: comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use “like” or “as,” e.g. “Her smile was ice.”
Hyperbole: a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
Personification: human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea, e.g. “The wind exhaled.”

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Figurative language

Figurative Language: Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as “figures of speech.”

Simile: comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as,”e.g. “Her smile was as cold as ice.”
Metaphor: comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use “like” or “as,” e.g. “Her smile was ice.”
Hyperbole: a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
Personification: human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea, e.g. “The wind exhaled.”

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What is a 'metaphor' in this poem?

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What is a 'metaphor' in this poem?

Shakespeare uses metaphor in “Sonnet 18” as the basis of the poem. The opening question compares the subject of the poem to a day in summer.

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What is a 'simile' in this poem?

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What is a 'simile' in this poem?

My mistress' eyes are nothing LIKE the sun

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What is Personification?

Personification: Giving human qualities to things and ideas.

Personification Examples:

The tree leaves danced in the wind.

The chair stood up straight and tall.

The car jumped to the finish line.

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What is a 'personifcation' in this poem?

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What is a 'personifcation' in this poem?

Shakespeare uses personification to make the comparison between a human being and a day in summer more relatable.

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Hyperbole
an exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally by the reader. It is often used for comedic effect and/or emphasis.

"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."

The speaker will not literally eat an entire horse but it emphasizes how starved the speaker feels.

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What is a 'Hyperbole' in this poem?

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An example of hyperbole can be seen in line 5, as the subject of the poem has an “eternal summer” that will “never fade” (line 9).

The hyperbolic statement helps strengthen the idea that the subject of the poem is constant and much more predictable and, therefore, more beautiful than summer.

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Simlie

Metaphor

Personification

a comparison of two different things using the wors 'as' and 'like'.

a comparison of two different things without using the wors 'as' or 'like'.

Giving human qualities to things and ideas.

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Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Is there a black sheep in your family?

They fought like cats and dogs.

I'm drowning in paperwork.

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Figurative language

Figurative Language: Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as “figures of speech.”

Simile: comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as,”e.g. “Her smile was as cold as ice.”
Metaphor: comparison of two things essentially different but with some commonalities; does not use “like” or “as,” e.g. “Her smile was ice.”
Hyperbole: a purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
Personification: human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea, e.g. “The wind exhaled.”