SAT Words #121-130 Test on Friday, 3/4/2016 121. Ponderous: weighty; heavy 122. Protracted: drawn out; lengthy 123. Deference: a show of respect 124. Heretic: someone who goes against acceptable religious beliefs. 125. Paucity: scarcity 126. Profuse: very abundant; flowing 127. Conciliate: to soothe anger 128. Contrite: thoroughly sorry 129. Didactic: intending to teach 130. Digression: straying from the topic. edit. Literary terms Imagery: Imagery is the use of figurative language to paint a sensory picture for the reader. Example: “The greatest of funeral fires wound up to the clouds, it roared in front of the mound. Heads melted, wounds burst open, while blood gushed forth from the gashes in the bodies. …Their mightiest men had departed.” (Beowolf). Metaphor: A metaphor compares similar things or ideas WITHOUT USING like or as. Example: I see now that when Norma flowered in our garden I became a weed, allowed only to exist where I would not be seen.” (Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys). Irony: Irony is what results when the actual outcome differed from what is expected. Example: “Johnny had killed someone. Quiet, soft-spoken little Johnny, who wouldn’t hurt a living thing on purpose, had taken a human life.” (The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton). | Schedule for 2/29-3/4/2016 Monday, 2/29: "One Survivor Remembers." Tuesday, 3/1`: Night: Discussion and Analysis Wednesday, 3/2: Night: Discussion and Analysis Thursday, 3/3: Creative Writing Session #3 Friday, 3/4: SAT TEST 121-130, plus Irony, Metaphor and Imagery. Timed Write on Tolerance. Your observations and actions to be more tolerant and fight for the rights of others who are treated unfairly. What did you do to make a change to be more Tolerant of everyone you meet and interact with at school. |
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