| I. Antagonism: Def: when the character of a story or poem is deceived, frustrated, or worked against by another character. Examples: 1) When Kelly Anderson picks at Kim until he yells at her his opinion about AmeriCare’s merger and AmeriCare itself. Pgs. 30 to 31 ch.2 2) When Tracy berates Kim ab9out being late to pick up Becky the says, “I should be used to it by now.” When he tries to explain. Pgs. 33 to 34 ch.3 3) When it seems like Kim is trying to pressure Becky into going to the ice skating nationals, which frustrates Becky. Pgs. 43 to 44 ch.3 Purpose: to make the first few chapters of the book of some interest when they normally aren’t. |
| II. Connotations: Def: an association that comes along with a particular word: relates not to a word’s actual meaning but to the ideas or quali8tioes that are implied by that word. Examples: 1) “ ‘Like hell we’ve got enough,’ she said.” Pg. 10 ch.1 2) “Dotted around t5he rink were a dozen or so children along with adults.” pg.11 ch.1 3) “ “Come on chop, chop.’ chi.10 4) “ ‘ That was a slick job,’ Tom commented.” pg. 21 ch.2 Purpose: To make the reader think about what they’re reading and understand it. III. Hyperbole: Def: an extravagant expression. Examples: 1) “ ‘ Uh-oh!’ Kelly said.” Pg. 16 ch.1 2) “In contrast to Kim, he had a beer belly despite t5hat fact that he rarely drank beer.” Pg. 21 ch.2 3) “ ‘Invariably, it cuts into any weekend plan.’ chi.2 4) “Her peppery and truculent personality was hard for him to bear.” Pg. 26 ch.2 Purpose: to give stronger meaning to phrases and/or show emotions more clearly. IV. Verbal irony: Def: a) when the speaker means something totally different than what he/she is saying so the audience realizes that the opposite of what the character is saying is true. b) When the character says something in jest that is actually true. Examples: 1) “Kim’s experienced eye first checked the patient’s color and then glanced at the monitors. The cardiac rhythm was normal as was the blood pressure and the arterial oxygenation. ‘Everything okay?’ “ Pg. 23 ch.2 2) “Gertrude’s mouth dropped open. ‘You will?’ chi.2 3) “ ‘ Excuse me for laughing, but you say that as if it were a sudden revelation.’ “ Pg.28 ch.2 4) “ ‘Anybody here wish to make a comment concerning Dr. Reggie’s statement?’ ” Pg.31 ch.2 Purpose: To show the emotions and sarcasm of the characters to a better extent. |
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