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Grade 11 English lockdown worksheet for 13 and 14 MayTopic: Figurative languageResources: English Handbook and Study Guide pp. 40 – 43Acknowledgement: I will use the definitions from the handbook in the worksheet.Let’s us start by asking why do we need to know and identify figures of speech?figures of speech make the written and spoken word colourful and interesting;they add meaning to what we are saying;they reflect our creativity andthey are part and parcel of our everyday life and it makes it easier to navigate everyday life if you understand what people are saying to you and what you are reading.How will we learn about figures of speech?Start by studying pp 40 – 43 in the yellow handbook. If you do not have the book contact kbarnard@.za. Remember I give the definitions in the worksheet.Then study the worksheet and do the questions consulting the handbook. You can also find information on figures of speech on Google.The questions will be grouped in sets of questions between paragraphs.Read the passages and answer the questions. The story of 2020 by Karen BarnardThis passage belongs to a genre called fiction non-fiction reflection.Midnight 31 January 2019 and the World greeted 2020 joyously. In every corner of the globe every breathing soul was making new year’s resolutions. Every heart was hopeful that 2020 would be the best year ever. Everybody wanted insurance that indeed 2020 would live up to its promise of ‘2020 vision’. The World was buzzing 6. with hope and goodwill. QUESTIONS BASED ON LINES 1 TO 6 Find an examples of:an oxymoron. An oxymoron places two seemingly contradictory words next to each other.personification. Personification gives human qualities to inanimate objects.an hyperbole. An hyperbole is over-exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.synecdoche. In a synecdoche a part is used for a whole or a whole is used for a part. malapropism. Malapropism is the unintentional use of incorrect, similar sounding words.onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate and reproduce real –life sounds and actions. 7. And so the year gathered momentum. The game of life began for 2020 as people returned to work and satchels and school bags made their weary way, once again, to places of learning. For some learners, school is the best of times and the worst of times; the age of wisdom and the age of foolishness. For some it is a confusing world where, although you are no Shakespeare you have to write beautiful essays; a teacher growls ‘early again’ when you know that you are definitely late for class or 13 parents say, ‘It is in your best interest to do mathematics even if you are failing it.’QUESTIONS BASED ON LINES 7 TO 13Find examples of: a metaphor. Metaphor is a comparison without the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’. metonymy. In metonymy something associated with the object represents the object.antithesis. Antithesis compares and contradicts ideas or statements within a sentence.allusion. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.This question is tricky and I do not expect you to know it. It is a well-known quote from an English novel. So now you can learn the quote and also Google about the novel and the author. A tale of two cities by Charles Dickens. litotes. Litotes uses a negative and a positive to understate what is intended. irony. Irony implies the opposite of what is said. paradox. A paradox is a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement, when analysed, is found to be true.14. While with wicked speed 2020 was rushing along, the world was moving, unknowingly, towards a catastrophe. In hindsight many would say, ‘ I heard about it, I read about it, I was destroyed by it!’ If 2020 were the hill then the citizens of the world became like Jack and Jill who came tumbling down. Down indeed into ‘lockdown’. For many lockdown became a more pleasant way of saying ‘house 19 arrest’ where all freedom seemed to be curtailed. QUESTIONS BASED ON LINES 14 TO 19Find examples of: alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. climax. A climax is a build-up of ascending ideas to a peak. simile. A simile is a comparison with ‘as’ or ‘like’. borrowing/ appropriation. Parts of an original text are used in a different context for a different audience. euphemism. Euphemism expresses an unpleasant or uncomfortable situation in a more sensitive and tactful way.20. The lockdown regulations became the hottest topics of discussion on all social media platforms. Are a butcher and a plumber essential services? Well, if they are then Meat the Butcher can deliver the chops and biltong and Tap the Plumber can fix the leaking pipe. And so on, and so on…The end is still not on the horizon but mankind is tough. Do you agree? Oh Mandela, if you could see us South Africans climbing this hill! Let us all hope that the year that started off with a bang will not end with 27. a whimper.QUESTIONS BASED ON LINES 20 TO 27Find examples of: pun. A pun is a clever play on words, alike in sound but different in meaning. rhetorical question. A rhetorical question expects no answer. The speaker uses it to make her point and strengthen her argument. apostrophe. A person who is no longer living is addressed. anti-climax / bathos. Anti-climax is also a build-up of ideas but the final statement is often flat and unexpected. I do hope that you found this worksheet informative. Please study the notes so that you will be able to recognize and use figures of speech.You will receive the memo on Thursday 14 May. Remember your test on the novel for Friday 15 May. Read and be prepared.Stay well and safe.RegardsK Barnard ................
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