By: Brittney Hastings

ELA pd.9-10

Vocabulary Terms

*The use of humor towards people's

stupidity.

Satire

Think of “Satire” as judgment towards others stupidity. For example, lets say a boy named

Billy-bob was walking in the classroom and decided he wanted to prove to the class he could shoot some hoops. He crumbled up a

piece of paper and threw it towards the trash can. And in the process he jumps up

and lands on the desk knocking everything down. Everyone laughed at him while he

walked out the classroom with a detention.

Another way to

think about it...

Lets say Dylan wanted to give a lecture on how Baracka Obama shouldn’t be

president. And he says to his fellow peers that he has a rightful explanation why he may think so. He says, “Baracka Obama

should not be president because he is for slavery.”

The point is Dylan made a stupid mistake. And all his friends laughed at him, they

used satire.

Another example…

*the use of taking two or

more things and comparing

them.

Figurative Language

Sometimes you take yourself out of bed and wonder…that one question buzzing in

your brain, ‘What am I going to eat for breakfast today?”

You get to the fridge and see milk and eggs and cheese, and in the freezer there is waffles. So you have two decisions, one

make an omelet, or two have some waffles. That is Figurative Language of

taking two things such as breakfast food and comparing on which one you may

choose.

Another way to

think about it…

The comparison of

two objects

Pictures to remind…