Chapters 7, 8, and 9 of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" have some fantastic examples of figurative language in them. Before you read these chapters, and then as you read, complete the assignment below. Your answers can be turned in by email or by a shared Google Doc, but the completed assignment is due by MIDNIGHT on Monday, October 29.
PART 1 - Before you read:
Look up definitions and examples of these types of figurative language. Share your definitions and examples with me. Each definition and example is worth up to 10 points (total of 60 points).
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Personification
- Allusion
- Irony
- Alliteration
PART 2 - As you read:
Find examples of four of the six types of figurative language listed above in Chapters 7, 8, and 9. Share your findings with me as a quote and a page number. Each quote and page number is worth up to 10 points (total of 40 points).
The completed assignment is worth up to 100 points. For extra credit points, share examples from the book of all six types.
You are welcome to share this as either two separate emails/Docs or as one email/Doc with both parts of the assignment. Either way, the entire assignment is due by midnight on Monday, October 29.
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