Poetry Terms & Definitions

Figurative Language - A phrase common to people who speak the same language - Saying one thing but meaning another

Literal Language - Meaning exactly what you say

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as

Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things and not using the words like or as

Personification - Giving human qualities to non-human things

Imagery - Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses

Idiom - Saying one thing and meaning something else

Hyperbole - An exaggeration of the facts

Alliteration - Repetition of constant sounds in a piece of writing

Comparing Figurative and Literal Language

1. 'Just chill out dude' - Relax and loosen up

2. 'He is driving me up the wall' - He is giving me a temper

3. 'His nose is out of joint' - He is irritating 

4. 'The teacher is a real scream' - The teacher has a humour

5. 'What is she cooking up in her mind right now' - What is she thinking of?

6. 'He gave her the eye' - Saying hi without actually saying it.

Similes & Metaphors

1. 'My bedroom was as black as a cave in the depths of the earth'

2. 'The classroom after school became as noisy as a gaggle of gabby cheese'

3. 'The cat capered along the fence top like a tightrope walker on a high wire'

4. 'My anger crashed into me like waves against the shore'

1.'The cloth was as black as coal'

2. 'The wet ball was as slippery as an eel'

3. 'My sister is as playful as a kitten'

4. 'The top of this table is as smooth as silk'

5. 'I've been as busy as a bee'

6. 'The lamb is as white as snow' 

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'As slippery as an eel' - Simile
'Arnie was a man-mountain' - Metaphor
'He was a lion in battle' - Metaphor
'She is as pretty as a picture' - Simile
'The striker was a goal machine' - Metaphor 
'The torch lit up the room as if the sun had already risen early' - Simile
'The moon was a misty shadow' - Metaphor
'My friend has a face like thunder' - Simile

1. 'The wool was as soft as a cloud' - Simile
2. 'She is as innocent as an kitten' - Simile
3. 'She was as red as a tomato' - Simile
4. The sound was as loud as a construction site' - Simile
5. 'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean' - Simile
6. 'He was as tall as a basketball player'  - Simile
7. 'The rainbow was colourful' - Metaphor
8. 'The sun was bright' - Metaphor
9. 'The clouds were raining' - Metaphor
10. 'Her vocabulary was on point' - Metaphor
11. 'They're handbag was expensive' - Metaphor
12. 'They were very focused' - Metaphor

Alliteration
1. 'The sun sizzled the swimmers skin'
2. 'I accidentally ate an awful apple'
3. 'Beth borrowed Barry's books before biology'
4. 'Slipping and sliding, I stumbled in the snow and slush'
5. 'Many mysterious men mumbled messages'
6. 'The gallant goat gobbled gobs of garbage greedily'
7. 'The rapidly rising river rushed rampantly'
8. 'The red roses rise ravishingly' 
9. 'While wandering wasteful water went down the water-drain'
10. 'The tired traveller tormentingly travelled to Thailand' 

Personification
1. 'The wind whispered through the gloomy forest.'  
What is being personified?
'The wind whispered through the gloomy forest'
What human train or quality has it been given?
Whispering
2. 'The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops ,believing he was making happy flowers.'
What is being personified?
His flowers.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'Believing he was making happy flowers.'
3. 'As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.'
What is being personified?
The Sun
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The sun beat down on us'
4. 'The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and the chainsaw sang its deadly song'
What is being personified?
The chainsaw.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The chainsaw sang its deadly song'
5. 'As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically "Well I guess it just walked off of my desk" She looked at her classmates accusingly'
What is being personified?
Her pencil.
What human trait or quality has been given?
' "Well i guess it just walked off of my desk" '
6. 'When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.'
What is being personified?
The high heels.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'Each shiny pair of high heels called out to her'

Personification
1. 'The motorbike drove itself off'
What is being personified?
The motorbike
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'The motorbike drove itself off'
2. 'The moon howled during the night'
What is being personified?
'The moon howled during the night'
3. 'The engine roared to life'
What is being personified?
The engine.
What human trait or quality has been given?
'The engine roared to life'
4. 'The stairs groaned when we walked across them.'
What is being personified?
The stairs.
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'Stairs groaned when we walked across them'
5. 'The mask was just sitting there looking straight at me.'
What is being personified?
The mask
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'Mask was just sitting there looking straight at me'
6. 'The camera loved us'
What is being personified?
The camera.
What human trait or quality has it been given?
'The camera loved us'

Onomatopoeia
1. A plate being dropped on the floor - 'Smash'
2. A balloon being burst - 'Pop'
3. A gun being shot - 'Bang'
4. Someone eating chips - 'Crunch'
5. A light being switched on - 'Click'
6. A fierce dog - 'Growl'
7. A small bell being rung - 'Tinkle'
8. A door opening - 'Creek'
9. A bomb exploding - 'Boom'
10. A child screaming - 'Screech

Onomatopoeia
1. 'The old engine chugged down the rickety track.'
2. 'The hard-hit tennis ball whistled by my ear.'
3. 'The truck’s brakes screeched in the distance.'
4. 'The rain beat on the metal barn roof.'
5. 'His guitar strings twanged the sad melody.'
6. 'The old floor creaked as we walked slowly across it.' 
7. 'The fire cracked and popped on a cold night.' 
8. 'The snake hissed when I startled it.'


Hyperbole 
I’m so hungry I could eat a whole elephant! - Hyperbole
May is the nicest month of the year. - Not
Her brightly coloured dress hurt his eyes. - Hyperbole
The roof rose up and down to the rhythm of the music. - Hyperbole
I ate all of my salad for lunch. - Not
The dog was so dirty it had a tomato plant growing on its back. - Hyperbole

Hyperbole
1. The strong wind could blow me off of my feet.
2. This headache may explode my head.
3. The fast computer is faster that the flash.
4. The funny movie was so funny I could die from laughter.
5. The hot pan could have burnt my hand off.
6. This loud crying baby could brake my ears/make me go deaf.
7. These heavy groceries could break my arms off.
8. My encounter with the scary dog was worst that anything out of a horror movie.

Revision
1. 'As straight as an arrow' - Simile
2. 'Lucky lady' - Alliteration
3. 'Boom' - Onomatopoeia
4. 'The city was a jungle' - Hyperbole

The Hunger Games - Film Study - English - Symbols

The film I am studying is 'The Hunger Games' ,The topic of my paragraph at the moment is symbols and how 'The Hunger Games' presents them throughout the movie to create an understanding of the viewers to the movie.

The topic of the movie and what Gary Ross tries to pass on to his viewer is that when Katniss Everdeen volunteers for tribute in Primrose Everdeen's place she does it out of care for her sister. As a viewer, When Katniss volunteered , that to me was a symbol of love and care from Katniss to Primrose because she is able to risk life physically in order for Primrose to live. The Mockingjay pin is another symbol that plays an increasing part in the movie, The Mockingjay represents hope so that when Katniss wears it nothing bad is supposed to happen to her. Another chapter of the movie where the Mockingjay takes part of is when Katniss and Rue try and think of a way of communication, So the Mocking jays repeat after them.

'Girl on Fire'
Symbol that represents Katniss Everdeen is "Girl on Fire" was first shown in the Tribute Parade when The Capitol were showing all the tribute representatives from all 12 districts. Katniss and Peeta were the last so when they were in view of the audience it was thrilling the audience when the fire ignited. It didn't burn them either. As well as when they held their hands and raised them, that was a symbol that they will try to win 'The Hunger Games' together.

What am I learning?

Symbols, and how they play an effective part in each movie and in life.

How does this show my learning?

I didn't use all of the symbols, but I used the ones that were obvious, and played a part in each characters life as a character.

Home Economics - Fish n Chips

Fish n Chips
Practical Week 4 
- Teamwork Aspects 
I think the team I work with was good with communicating with each other and work well together and listen to each other and everyone in the team is always doing something and rarely not busy.
- Tasks
-Skills with the team.
Communication and not fighting over who gets to do something or who gets more.
- Improvements
We did work well as a team last lesson for cooking, but something that does need improving in is listening to the example and reading the instructions more carefully to meet the right standards and if so if one day one of us were to become a chef or is involved with cooking in the future we know what to do.
- Time Management
I think the team did very well with managing the time.

Product/Outcome
- Feedback
The finishing outcome I would describe as tasteful, I say this because they were a very good quality for being homemade fish n chips and the fish was still frozen and we had only about an hour to finish them.

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The Hunger Games - Film Study - English - SEXXXY Paragragh

In 'The Hunger Games' The Director, Gary Ross , uses camera shots effectively . As an example ,when he uses high angle birds eye view angle when Katniss does the 3 finger salute to the camera to Rues district a while after she died. The 3 finger salute is a signature gesture that District 12 do, the 3 finger salute to District 11 (Rues District) shows that Katniss cared for Rue and to show her respects to Rue, her district, her family and everyone that cared for her, instead of just leaving Rue for dead so she can win like most of the others did. The 3 finger salute was now (in 'The Hunger Games') a gesture that now all of the districts do.  Which leads to the topic Hope & Rebellion and the 3 finger salute started it all , so if anyone were to gesture to the 3 finger salute, they would get punished.

12 ways to write a sentence.
9/8/2019
The colour used for District 12 looked blunt,dull and drained
Interestingly and surprisingly , Katniss volunteered for tribute 
The colour used for The Capitol are bright,eye-catching and radiant  
The colour used for The Capitol are bright,blazing and eye-catching

If you compare The Capitol to District 12 you can tell The Capitol has more of a richer feel, whereas district 12 has a more of a dull,blunt and drained costume usage.

The Capitol has a richer feel , whereas District 12 has more of dull,blunt and drained costume usage.

English - Film Study - The Hunger Games - Workshop 5

Thesis - Argument 
Hypothesis - What you think will happen

Thesis - Katniss - When she entered the arena for 'The Hunger Games' it took her a while because she didn't want to harm, but then she started to change when someone shot Rue with a spare. She becomes a warrior and a symbol of rebellion.

In the film 'The Hunger Games' directed by Gary Ross, Katniss evolves from an innocent girl from District 12 into a symbol of rebellion for the people of Panam.

1. Volunteers as Tribute- Reaping scene, Costume-Choose a compare scene, Dutch tilt-Something is about to go wrong.
2. Mockingjay - Market/Gives to Primrose/Wears in games/Cinna gives to her. Close up - See if , feeling of intimate / special.
3. 3 finger salute - Rue's death, The Reaping-Her district, High angle-wide shoot- shows lot of people and gives better view.

English - The Hunger Games - Character Chart

English - The Hunger Games - Workshop

The Hunger Games - Workshop - Camera shots and angles.

Over the shoulder - To bring the audience and make them feel they are part of the conversation.

Extreme long shot -  To show how many people are present.

High angle - To show Snow is more powerful and the crowd is weaker and vulnerable.

Dutch tilt - Makes things look out of the normal. Katniss is out of place, she volunteered as tribute to save her sister - She is saying I will die for my sister.

Low angle - Makes the subject bigger/more important. - Katniss is the first volunteer in District 12 - She has been selected to be tribute above all others.

Mid shot - Makes the viewer an onlooker - Makes the audience feel she is suddenly alone.

Camera shots and angles are used effectively in the film ' The Hunger Games' . For example, in the scene after the tribute parade where we first see the character of President Snow. Gary Ross uses a combination of over the shoulder and high angle with an extreme long shot to show Snow addressing the crowd. This makes us understand that Snow is a powerful individual in the Capitol as everyone is listening to him.The purpose of this is to show Snow's supremacy among the people of the Capitol and the tributes. Coinciding with this, the use of setting shows a special place above others for Snow and below for the tributes. This can be Juxtaposed to the scene later in the film where Katniss and Peeta reclaim power by threatening to eat the poisonous berries in the arena.   

Sentence starters -

In ' The Hunger Games '

We see this when...

This makes the audience feel...

The director did this to...

This worked well with...

This aspect can be compared with...



In ' The Hunger Games ' there are different angles and shots shown throughout the movie . If you pay close attention ,you can see how the smallest things they use such as camera angles and shots ,that it helps tell the story.We see this when Katniss Everdeen takes a step forward and volunteers for her younger sister 'Primrose Everdeen' of the reaping of 'The Hunger Games'. They use camera shots and angles such as Dutch tilt ,Low angle and Mid shot. This makes the audience feel intrigued by the amount of action ,but also feel as if Katniss is alone now and that this scene isn't you're everyday scene and that its out of the ordinary. The director did this to hook the audience into the movie so they will see how the close detail makes a close difference such as the Dutch tilt ,It makes it look Katniss is starting to get a dizzy feeling ,Low angle to show that Katniss looks as though she is above everyone else now because she is on the stage along with 'Effie Trinket' ,but also because she has volunteered as tribute for 'Primrose' and the last camera angle Mid shot ,is to show Katniss facial expressions and to present that she is upset and doesn't want to be there. This worked well with the aspects,camera angles and shots of the movie as a story to show the understanding of it as a story. This aspect can be compared with different action movies, such as Divergent,Jupiter Ascending,X-men and many more.