My Favorite Terms: PersonificationFirst Person Point of View Imagery Foreshadow Metaphor I'll start with the ones I find to be most interesting. Personification is something that I consider to be a very useful tool across creative fields. Personification in poetry is something that I feel to be very powerful. Personification is defined as when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive. As a child, I always thought my stuffed animals were alive when I wasn't looking and I would give them names and personalities and put on plays with them. I was personifying them because I was making them act as people. First person point of view is one of my favorite stories to read. I like to see everything from the perspective of the author and I think it would be useful for students to use first person point of view when writing but also get them to write in third person point of view like someone is writing about them from the outside. Imagery is also another tool in poetry that engages the reader. It "paints" a visual picture with words. Descriptive writing is something very powerful and it is fun to do because the student is describing it how they see it. Everyone loves a good foreshadowing in a movie or book. Many of my friends get mad at me when we go to the movies because it is easy for me to see parts of the plot that come in at the end and thus, spoil the movie. As a viewer and a reader I always look for aspects that might seem little but they typically make a specific point to mention said aspect. It all leads into the ending and foreshadowing is an intriguing way to grab the reader. Like me, they may stick around even if the middle is terrible because they just want to see if they got it right and guessed correctly the ending from the foreshadowing. Last but not least is METAPHOR! My life, at least I enjoy assuming, is a giant metaphor. A metaphor is defined as a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something in common. Here are some examples: Sea of grief- Is this a real thing? No, but I'm sure the reader knows what this is implying. Fishing- When I say, "Are you fishing for something?" Is the person who is asking me leading questions actually trying to catch a physical fish, or are they trying to lead me to give a specific response? Broken heart- Can your heart be physically broken in half by someone emotionally destroying you? It's raining men!- Hallelujah! Is it really raining men though? Here are some other metaphors worth mentioning: A blanket of snow, heart of gold, apple of my eye, the butterfly effect, and don't judge a book by its cover. | Terms I Struggled With: Allusion Denouement Figurative language Simile Allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind. I did not know what an allusion was really, but I feel as though I use them in language quite often now that I know what they actually are. Denouement- the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. I did not know what this was until I was looking for terms I didn't know for this blog post. In my life, I don't know if I have ever heard of it or it least that term. Figurative language- I was not aware that metaphor fell under figurative language but that made it click in my mind because I know what metaphor is! Simile- The definition of a simile is a figure of speech where two unlike things are compared using the word "like" or "as" followed by a figurative example. I did not realize that metaphor and simile are so close. The definition though made several similes come to mind. Hungry as a horse, gentle as a lamb, quiet as a mouse, and cool as a cucumber. |