Part III: Answers
p. 159-179 SYNTAX: (a) Choose one paragraph from this section and do a syntactical analysis by constructing the following chart:
"First four words Verbs(list all) Figurative language Repetition/ #of words in
In sentence" or Imagery Parallelism sentence
Then answer each of the following questions In complete sentences:
p. 180-207 DICTION: (a) Choose one page from this section and select ten words from the page. Label Each word as having a positive, negitive, or nuetral connotation. Then answer the following questions regarding you set of words:
p. 207-231 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: Authors use figures of speech because of their power and layers of meaning (e.g. "raining cats and dogs" versus "it's raining large drops which are coming down very fast and hard"). (a) Choose two figures of speech from this section and copy the verbatim. (b) Then identify the type of figurative language. (c) Lastly, discuss the figure's layers of meaning ("Cats and dogs together can be a loud mess with fur flying everywhere, which succinctly conveys the idea that the rain is very loud and forceful - you don't want to go out in it")*
*for the discussion of the origins of this phrase: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/rainingcats.html
"First four words Verbs(list all) Figurative language Repetition/ #of words in
In sentence" or Imagery Parallelism sentence
Then answer each of the following questions In complete sentences:
- (b) What do you notice about the sentence beginnings?
- (c) What consclusion can you draw about the verbs used?
- (d) How does the author make use of literal and/or figurative language?
- (e) What kinds of images does he appeal to in this paragraph?
- (f) How does the repetition or parallelism affect meaning?
- (g) What observation can you make about sentence length and variety?
p. 180-207 DICTION: (a) Choose one page from this section and select ten words from the page. Label Each word as having a positive, negitive, or nuetral connotation. Then answer the following questions regarding you set of words:
- (b) Is the diction formal or informal?
- (c) Does it make use of colloquialism or slang?
- (d) Does it change the point of view changes or does it remain consistent?
p. 207-231 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: Authors use figures of speech because of their power and layers of meaning (e.g. "raining cats and dogs" versus "it's raining large drops which are coming down very fast and hard"). (a) Choose two figures of speech from this section and copy the verbatim. (b) Then identify the type of figurative language. (c) Lastly, discuss the figure's layers of meaning ("Cats and dogs together can be a loud mess with fur flying everywhere, which succinctly conveys the idea that the rain is very loud and forceful - you don't want to go out in it")*
*for the discussion of the origins of this phrase: http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/rainingcats.html