Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Syndetons in Action

For 1st, 2nd, and 7th hours, we completed syntax quiz number two today. If you were absent, you will need to make up this quiz by the end of the week.

In 2nd hour, we started diction week by reading Christina Rossetti's "A Birthday" and noting repetitive diction, similar diction, and contrasting diction. Without giving everything away, we noted several patterns in the first stanza -- involving other rhetorical strategies -- that reflect the theme of the text.

For all classes, we read a passage to analyze the usage of polysyndeton and asyndeton and how authors can utilize both to create tone, mood, characterization, selection of detail, and organization.


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