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Agenda 4/5/17
and Essential Question
• Greek Speak Notes
• “I do, We do,You do”
• Greek Speak graphic organizer and Practice
Essential Question:
How do literary devices enhance student writing?
What is Greek Speak?
Greek Speak are literary devices
that were used by the Greeks that
we can use in our writing today to
help with the structure and flow
in our writing
EXAMPLES:
• Metaphor, simile, personification
Why is Greek Speak Important?
• Can create emphasis on the
rhythm of the sentence
or
• Exaggerated an image
Chiasmus
Inverting a sentence in which
two or more clauses are
balanced against each other
by reversing their structure
for artistic effect.
Example: I meant what I
said and said what I
meant.” –Dr. Seuss
Zeugma
A word that applies to
multiple parts of the sentence.
It causes confusion in a
sentence while also adding
some flavor.
Example: She dug for gold
and for praise.
Antithesis
• It is used as a literary device
to put two contrasting ideas
together.
• Example: “Patience is
bitter, but has sweet
fruit” - Aristotle
Epanalepsis
A figure of speech defined by
the repetition of the initial
word done again at the end of
the same clause or sentence.
Example: “Nothing can be
created out of nothing.” Lucretius
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or
claims not meant to be taken
literally.
Example: I’ve told you a
million times.
Teacher Example
“Student teachers smile on the outside, but cry on the inside.”
As a class:
let’s evaluate the example and determine the literary device.
Match the term to the example listed.
Your Turn
You will be grouped and
assigned a group number
(1,2,3,4,5).
Select a group member to
come write your example on
the board.
In your group, analyze your
literary term and create your
own example.
As we discuss student
examples, write them down
on the provided line on the
graphic organizer.