Transcript Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia is
political journalist and
novelist George Orwell's
personal account of his
experiences and
observations in the
Spanish Civil War,
written in the first
person.
1980
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
This book describes Malcolm
X's upbringing in
Michigan, his maturation
to adulthood in Boston and
New York, his time in
prison, his conversion to
Islam, his ministry, his
travels to Africa and to
Mecca, and his subsequent
career and eventual
assassination at the
Audubon Ballroom near
166th Street and Broadway
in New York City.
The Art of War
Offering ancient wisdom
on how to use skill,
cunning, tactics and
discipline to outwit your
opponent, this 2000 year
old military manual is
still worshipped by
soldiers on the battlefield
and managers in the
boardroom as the
ultimate guide to
winning.
If This is a Man
If This Is a Man is a work of
witness by the Italian
author Primo Levi. It was
influenced by his
experiences in the
concentration camp at
Auschwitz during the
Second World War. It can
be described as a memoir
or a personal narrative, but
it goes beyond mere
recollection by seeking to
consider the human
condition in all its extremes
through the narrative form.
Into the Wild
In April 1992 a young man from a
well-to-do family hitchhiked to
Alaska and walked alone into the
wilderness north of Mt.
McKinley. His name was
Christopher Johnson
McCandless. He had given
$25,000 in savings to charity,
abandoned his car and most of
his possessions, burned all the
cash in his wallet, and invented a
new life for himself. Four months
later, his decomposed body was
found by a party of moose
hunters. How McCandless came
to die is the unforgettable story of
Into the Wild.
End Rhyme
End rhyme is defined as when a poem
has lines ending with words that
sound the same. An example of end
rhyme is the poem, Star Light, Star
Bright.
Rhyme Scheme
A rhyme scheme is the pattern
of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem
or song. It is usually referred to by using
letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines
designated with the same letter
all rhyme with each other.
Stanza
In poetry, a stanza is a division of four or
more lines having a fixed
length, meter, or rhyming scheme.
Meter
Meter is a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of
the beats. It is also called a foot. Each foot has a
certain number of syllables in it, usually two or
three syllables. The difference in types of meter is
which syllables are accented and which are not.
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or
sound at the beginning of adjacent or
closely connected words.
Repetition
Repetition is a literary device that
repeats the same words or phrases a
few times to make an idea clearer.
Speaker
Narrative voice of the poem (not the
author)
Allusion
an expression designed to call
something to mind without
mentioning it explicitly; an indirect
or passing reference.
Simile
a figure of speech involving the
comparison of one thing with another
thing of a different kind, used to make a
description more emphatic or vivid
(e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a
fox ).
Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an
implicit, implied or hidden comparison between
two things that are unrelated but share some
common characteristics. In other words, a
resemblance of two contradictory or different
objects is made based on a single or some common
characteristics
Personification
Personification is a figure of speech
where human qualities are given to
animals, objects or ideas. (ex- She did
not realize that opportunity was
knocking at her door.)
Sensory Language
In writing, sensory language is a way for a
writer to help the reader see or connect with
an image, description, action, or
scene. Sensory
language is language that connects to the
five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
to create an image or description.
Symbol
a thing that represents or stands for
something else, especially a
material object representing
something abstract.
Tone
Tone, in written composition, is
an attitude of a writer toward a subject
or an audience. Tone is generally
conveyed through the choice of words
or the viewpoint of a writer on a
particular subject.