Transcript Alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion

ALLITERATION,
ONOMATOPOEIA,
ALLUSION
ALLITERATION:
When a series of words in
a row (or close to a row)
have the same first
consonant sound
Carrie's
Sara’s
cat clawed her couch.
sister slept soundly.
Hannah’s
home has heat.
ONOMATOPOEIA:
Words that imitate the
sounds they represent
Bang!
Growl!
Hiss!
Creak…
Boom!
REPETITION:
Repeating
something that has
already been said
Practice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCnfsRnKWc
Definition-a
ALLUSION:
reference within a
work to something famous
outside of it, such as a person,
place, event, work of art,
literature, music, or pop culture.
Purpose-Lets
reader/viewer
understand by connecting to
something already known.
ALLUSION “PROBLEMS”
Not to be confused with
“ILLUSIONS”
ALLUSION “PROBLEMS”
=
NOT
references to
someone/something only a
small group of people know.
So,
you wouldn’t say, “Sally’s smile
looked like my mom’s smile.”
ALLUSION EXAMPLE
Sally
had a smile
rivaled only by that
of the Mona Lisa.
Since
most everyone is familiar
with the painting, they can
imagine Sally’s almost
expressionless smile.
MOST POPULAR ALLUSIONS
THREE MOST POPULARLY ALLUDED WORKS:

The Bible
 Greek/Roman
Mythology
 Shakespeare
 So,
what does that tell you?
---You are expected to be well-read in order to understand many allusions!
WHAT TO DO:
For each scene or song that will
appear, you will want to pay
attention to the use of allusion. After
the clip, you will be asked a question
in reference to that allusion.
Watch the following
commercial:
SCENE 1: SCION COMMERCIAL
What
allusion is used in
the Scion commercial?
IN THE SCION HIGH
VOLTAGE
COMMERCIAL, WHY IS
THE ALLUSION OF ZEUS
USED?
IN THE SCION HIGH
VOLTAGE
COMMERCIAL, WHY
IS THE ALLUSION OF
ZEUS USED?
Listen to the first 1:40 of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsqFM5Nuv3o
SCENE 5: “SO GOOD”
NAME TWO ARTISTS
(MUSIC OR VISUAL) THAT
B.O.B. USES AS ALLUSION.
NAME TWO ARTIST (MUSIC OR VISUAL)
THAT B.O.B. USES AS ALLUSION.
Michelangelo
Gershwin
Picasso
DaVinci
Watch the following scene from Finding
Nemo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2doCD3YJw
SCENE 4: FINDING NEMO
TO WHAT FAMOUS RECOVERY GROUP
DOES THE SCENE ALLUDE TO?
Alcoholics
Anonymous
TO WHAT FAMOUS RECOVERY GROUP
DOES THE SCENE ALLUDE TO?
Listen to first 1:25:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRvbxLlUexU
SCENE 8: “KRYPTONITE”
WHY IS THE
SONG TITLED
“KRYPTONITE?”
How would
you respond
to this
question
using RACE?
WHY IS THE SONG TITLED “KRYPTONITE”?
THE SONG IS TITLED “KRYPTONITE” TO
SHOW THAT THOUGH THE SINGER IS
REFERRED TO AS SUPERMAN, HE HAS A
WEAKNESS AND FEAR. HE FEELS LIKE HE
HAS A WEAKNESS THAT HE MUST HIDE
BUT WANTS TO SHOW. THIS WEAKNESS
IS HIS KRYPTONITE.
Watch the first 1:54 of the film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojuthg96jBI&feature=endscree
n&NR=1
SCENE 7: SHARK TALES
WHAT IS THE
ALLUSION IN THE
CLIP?
A.
The sharks fight each other.
B.
The people aren’t afraid of the sharks.
C.
The shark is really kind.
D.
The shark loves the song and waits to swim with it.
HOW IS THE ALLUSION TO JAWS
IRONIC?
A.
The sharks fight each other.
B.
The people aren’t afraid of the sharks.
C.
The shark is really kind.
D.
The shark loves the song and waits to swim with it.
HOW IS THE ALLUSION TO JAWS
IRONIC?
Find 3 allusions in this preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6X5ti4YlG8
FINAL SCENE IT: SHREK 2