Figurative Language in Wonder

Irony - the opposite of what is expected.
 1. Situational Irony - unexpected occurs.
  2. Verbal Irony - saying the opposite of what is meant.
      Sarcasm is a type of verbal irony because a person says the  
        opposite of what he or she means. It is also meant to
        ridicule.

Figurative Language in Wonder

1. Metaphor - “A Walk in the park.” p. 6
2. Hyperbole – “a million pieces” p. 7
3. Simile - “my head on Via’s lap like she was my pillow” p. 10
4. Simile – “like a lamb to the slaughter” p. 10
5. Personification – “her smile kind of hugged me” p. 11
6. Sarcasm – “Did you think we were going to the movies?” p. 16

7. Simile – “It (the school) smelled like a hospital.” p. 16

8. Hyperbole – “my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in  
    the world.” p. 20
9. Personification – “The laughter I had inside just poured out of me.” p. 20 
10. Metaphor (and Simile) – “the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides.” p. 35
11. Simile – “Like a lamb to the slaughter” defined on p. 43
12. Symbolism – “Summer looked like her name.” p. 53
13. Simile – “her eyes were green like a leaf.” p. 53
14. Metaphor – “my tortoise mouth” p. 60
15. Metaphor – “Your deeds are your monuments” p. 65
16. Idiom – “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” p. 67

17. Metaphor – “August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting
       the Sun.” p. 82
18.Metaphor – “a shift in the cosmos. The galaxy is changing. Planets are falling out
       of  alignment.” p. 83
19. Simile – “I held on to that secret and let it cover me like a blanket.” p.87 Simile –
      “like the drippings on the side of a candle.” p.88
20. Sarcasm – “Why would people be mean?” p.96
21. Idiom – “Bites the Dust” p.97 (Chapter title)
22. Idiom – “let her off the hook.” p.101
23. Simile/Idiom – “like two peas in a pod.” p.103
24. Personification – “made war on his face.” p.104 
25. Metaphor – “This kid is Rated R.” p.127(Chapter title only)

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For each assigned example of figurative language, go back to that page in the book and reread it. Then, in at least two sentences, explain why R.J. Palacio uses that literary device. In other words, what is that is its purpose? What is its effect supposed to be on the reader? 

Tyler - 1-5
Nina - 6-10
Jack - 11-15
Anna - 16-20
Marina - 21-25

You should have at least two sentences analyzing each literary device. Skip a line between devices.

Point of View

Click here:  What is Point of View?

Point of view is the perspective from which the story is told. Most books are written in either the first or third person. The point of view can have a profound effect on the way the reader experiences the story. Wonder is written in first person with sections told from different characters' points of view.   How might the book read differently if it had been written in third person limited? In third person limited, there is an objective narrator. What does that mean, "objective narrator"?What is lost by using this point of view? What is gained? 

Your task:

1. Type your assigned paragraph onto your google doc blog post response. Make sure you copy correctly.
2. Copy that paragraph below on the same google doc, leaving a double space between the paragraphs.
3. Translate your second copied paragraph from first person (I, me, my, we, us, our) to third person (he, she, him, her, his, they, their, them). Notice that when a pronoun changes, the verb often changes to agree with the subject. (Ex., I run to the store. He runs to the store.)
4.  Post both paragraphs to the blog. 

After all of the sections are posted, we will conduct a class reading of the two "versions" of the passages to better understand how point of view works.

Nina: Part One, August: p. 3, paragraph 1

Marina: Part Two, Via: p. 85, paragraph 1

Anna: Part Three, Summer: p. 119, paragraph 8 ("I sat....his face?")

Tyler: Jack: p. 134, paragraph 1

Jack: Justin: p. 188, paragraph 3 (we've been dating...which rocked)

Grade 8 - Due Wednesday, September 10, 2014

"After being homeschooled for years, Auggie Pullman is about to start fifth grade, but he’s worried: How will he fit into middle-school life when he looks so different from everyone else? Auggie has had 27 surgeries to correct facial anomalies he was born with, but he still has a face that has earned him such cruel nicknames as Freak, Freddy Krueger, Gross-out and Lizard face. Though “his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on a candle” and he’s used to people averting their eyes when they see him, he’s an engaging boy who feels pretty ordinary inside. He’s smart, funny, kind and brave, but his father says that having Auggie attend Beecher Prep would be like sending “a lamb to the slaughter.” 

Palacio divides the novel into eight parts, interspersing Auggie’s first-person narrative with the voices of family members and classmates, wisely expanding the story beyond Auggie’s viewpoint and demonstrating that Auggie’s arrival at school doesn’t test only him, it affects everyone in the community. Auggie may be finding his place in the world, but that world must find a way to make room for him, too. A memorable story of kindness, courage and wonder." Kirkus Reviews

1. Read the lyrics and listen to the song that inspired R. J. Palacio.

2. In a well-written, 5-7 sentence paragraph, respond to the quote from Vermont Reads in the picture above. What does the quote mean to you? Make sure to include a topic sentence, detail sentences, and a closing sentence. Proofread! Do not post until you have checked for spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure!