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Transcript: Compare and contrast Sequence Related Wordsauthentic, classic, genuine, real, veritable; constant, endless, eternal, perpetual, undying, unremitting; extreme, unrestricted; confirmed, habitual, hopeless, inveterate; extraordinary, frightful, horrible, huge, main, superlative, supreme, surpassing, terrible, terrificNear Antonymsdoubtful, dubious, equivocal, qualified, questionable, restricted, uncertain Problem and solution Categorical Claim “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” “It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.” “Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.” Benjamin Franklin. “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.“ Franklin D. Roosevelt Do you have any other good examples of contrasts? Just add them into the comments box below. Ad Hominem A couple of weeks ago, in a speech that was probably bigger than was appreciated at the time, President Obama delivered a speech in Michigan that presented a new theme to his economic message: there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the nation, its institutions, or even the structure of its under performing economy. What’s broken is American politics. The economy is a symptom of a larger disease — policymakers are fully capable of addressing this and other problems if our politics weren't so badly broken. Antonyms for exaggerate compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink depreciate minimize understate Verb: To make a stereotype of someone or something, or characterize someone by a stereotype. 2.: To print from a stereotype. Martin Luther king was trying to convince other people. Descriptive A. metaphor: A comparison of two things that have some quality in common without using like or as. Instead, it states that one thing actually is something else. For example: The spring flower is a breath of fresh air. An extended metaphor is a figure of speech that compares one thing to many unlike things at some length. Example Love is an ocean of blue warm waves. Love is the calm in a storm. Love is a life jacket in a sinking boat. Love is an open boat that finally, finally found land. B. simile: A comparison of two things that have some quality in common using like or as. In a simile, the comparison is conveyed by means of the word like or as. For example: The spring flower is like a breath of fresh air. C. alliteration: The repetition of the same sound, usually of a consonant, at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other or at short intervals. For example: The repetition of f and g in fields ever fresh, groves ever green. D. onomatopoeia: The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings For example: meow, buzz, splash E. hyperbole: A figure of speech in which a statement is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect. Writers often use hyperbole to intensify a description or to emphasize the essential nature of something. For example: A limousine is a mile long. F. personification: A figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing or quality is written about as if it were human. In the phrase the blue stars shiver, human attributes are given to stars. For example: Rocks lie on their backs and the rock has an open wound. G. pun: A PLAY on words that depends on a word having two meanings. For example: What is black and white and red/ read all over. stereotype: a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding" v : treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European", pigeonhole. Stereotype Exaggeration Examples Of Stereotypes Negative Stereotypes All blond women are dumb. All red heads are sluts. Christians are homophobic. They are blinded by God and will recruit you if you go near them. All politicians are philanders and think only of personal gain and benefit. If I wear Goth clothing I'm a part of a rock band, depressed, or do drugs. Girls are only concerned about physical appearance. Guys are messy and unclean. Men who spend too much time on the computer or read are geeks. Men who are not into sports are termed as gay. All librarians are women who are old, wear glasses, tie a high bun, and have a perpetual frown on their face. Girls are not good at sports. All teenagers are rebels. All children don't enjoy healthy food. Only anorexic women can become models. Women who smoke and drink do not have morals. Men who like pink are effeminate. Positive Stereotypes All Blacks are great basketball players. All Asians are geniuses. All Indians are deeply spiritual. All Latinos dance well. All Whites are successful. Asians have high IQs. They are smarter than most in Math and Science. These people are more likely to succeed in school. African Americans can dance. All Canadians are exceptionally polite. French are romantic. All Asians know kung fu. All African American men are well endowed. Italians are good lovers. - See more at:
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