Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Literary Devices of the Week: Alliteration, Assonance, and Consonance



W
ow, its indeed wonderful to have a well worked for weekend to break away from school for a while. On Saturday I might spend some social time with my friends and surf the mall for sandals.
My friend Raph from bible camp can rant about ridiculous topics while running around the mall. He is such a little runt.

On Sunday, I am taking a special trip to Knotts Scary farm to be scared and spooked out of my shoes and socks. Fortunately, I am going with my funky friends Elena and Anastasia who are filled with excitement and are ready to have some fun. There are many mazes filled with people who will fill our gazes with fear, it's amazing how they blow you away terrified! In the torrid cramped mazes, horrible monsters will stalk us and will defiantly keep us from becoming bored. I doubt we will be able to hear the pitter patter of our foot-steps because if the monsters are scaring, then we will be screaming.

Red- Alliteration
Blue- Consenance
Green- Assononce







In this funny picture, my friend Elena and I are filled with fear and fright at the Knotts Scary Farm last year.

Challenge Assignment : EPIC

UGH!!!! STUPID COMPUTER FILTERING!
Before you read this, you must know my computer has a word filter. I used the words
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and

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a lot in this story and It wont show up because they are violent words and the stupid filter doesn't like them.
So please, if you see parts that don't make sence, like its missing a word, try to fill in the blank. Im really sorry!
PS: FILTERS ARE EVIL!

A Dream to Fight For.


Getting away, I must run away, he thought

His feet crushed the ground at every rushing step he took

My great escape, he thought

The young boy, Jasper, a farm boy, abused by all that is powerful, the hair of the family

Running away for freedom,

running for the life he dearly yearns for.


The ground was wet and slippery as his feet stumbled on the earth,

One of his feet violently slipped from the ground,

his eyes meeting the uneven ground.

A snapping noise ran through his ears,

and his eyes snapped shut immediately.


As soon as his eyes closed completely,

He thought that he wouldn't wake up,

Either he would be out for a while,

or forever

But, it was different than anything Jasper ever expected.

He woke up instantly,

expecting a long roar of pain in his head,

On the contrary, there was absolutely no pain at all

His heart felt new, his body wasn't trembling anymore.

Not only did his body feel entirely different than expected,

so was his surrounding.


A beautiful forest covered everything in sight,

The air was overwhelming.

It was soft and fresh,

but before he opened his eyes to this lively place,

the air was torrid and the land was horrible .


Jasper adapted to his new surroundings,

looking for new clues as to where he was.

He heard a faint noise coming toward him,

light footsteps and giggling.

As the noise became louder, he then saw a woman frolicking,

She gracefully dodged the trees, and came to a steady stop when she saw him

She had long brown hair down to her knees, but it flowed naturally in the wind.


“Jasper..” she whispered.

“How do you know my name? Jasper asked.

“This is your world. You are the creator of all of this.”

“Is this like my imagination in a way?”

“Yes, Only, its a bit more real than you think.”

“Come with me, I will explain. We need you” she said in a steady tone

She grabbed his hand and guided him through the binding forest.

The forest seemed to go on forever,

but they finally met the end of it

He gasped from what he saw, nothing like this has ever been brought before his eyes

It was different than any castle hes ever seen,

it was made from the roots of the trees and the clouds in the sky

The sun beamed down on it, making it glisten.


“My name is Violet.” she told Jasper

“This place is amazing, but what is it that you need me for?”

Her face became dark and fear filled her expression

“Darkness is overwhelming this place.

This darkness is your , which will destroy everything and turn it into nothingness.

That's why we need you. This is your land, your mind, your life

Only you can defeat the darkness, but we can barely help you.”

“How do I defeat it?” Jasper asked demanding “This is my life, so tell me!”

“Light. You must show light in your heart and force it onto the darkness.

Right now you are filled with hatred and your heart is hallow.

You want to be free,

You want to be a leader, and rule your own life

That is the dream you truly yearn for.

Let that dream come forth, and forget the hatred toward those who ruled you.”


Jasper tried to forget

He wanted to let go, and be free

But to forgive was harder than he thought.

He saw the darkness over the land as he felt hatred

His eyes opened widely to the destruction of loathing

Jasper turned his gaze toward the castle,

And the darkness was coming toward it

He knew time was limited, since came so quickly.


Jasper then lunged toward the castle, taking off in a great sprint for his life.

It reminded him of when he ran away,

But this time, his heart was bright

He had forgotten his , to save Violets life, and the others of this land.

He had to save his own life.


He came to the castle, and fronted the guards

Their eyes widened as they saw him and immediately let him through

The inside of the castle made his body glow,

And his heart beat in peace

Jasper thought of his dream, to be free

And he felt he had achieved it as he entered his own castle


The Darkness was at the top of the castle,

It was filled with Jaspers hatred and sins

He thought to himself if the darkness was stronger than his light,

But then he remembered his dream, the dream he ran for

The dream he earned.

His thoughts filled with the castle, the forest, everything wonderful in life

His hatred for the ones who were an abomination to his life were forgiven

The Light covered him, and it grew

He constantly thought of saving Violet, his dream, and his life

Which made the light grow stronger

The light of his heart turned into a sun greater than life,

And the chthonic Darkness was immolated by the Light(pwnd).

The Light suffused the land, a sun that would never go down


He then felt sadness as he stared at his castle

Now he would wake up, and continue running for a dream he achieved in his own dream

The young Violet came to him and thanked him

“Violet, is it possible that I can I can stay here, and not wake up?” Jasper asked desperately

“You want to stay in a dream forever?” she questioned

“This isn't a dream. Its MY Dream that helped me achieve what I always yearned for.”

“You can wake up whenever you want, and you can sleep for as long as you please

you can always come here whenever you want. But now its time for you to go,

Go fulfill your dream when you are awake.”

Jasper nodded his head,

He closed his eyes and when they opened,

He was on the floor where he fell.

Jasper went back to the farm, and slept for as long as he could

This time, he ruled himself,

He no longer payed attention to the harsh rules and abuse the hair sent on him.

Instead, he slept, ruling his own world.


Thursday, September 25, 2008

Literary Device of the Week: Similes, Metaphors and Clichés





Haha. This blog post is going to be amazing. Cheesy Similes, Metaphors, and Cliches. That can't be to hard, since I am a cheesy person :P

It's hard to describe myself, but according to my friends, I'm as cuddly as a panda bear. (simile) I try my best to make people happy, because if they are not happy, then I'm not either. So technically, I'm a piece of candy, sweet all the way to the core. (metaphor). I also work extremely hard so you can say I'm a busy bee. (cliche)


I am also very loyal, and according to a lot of my friends, I'm like a clock, because they can always count on me. A lot people say that they can tell how I'm feeling from my eyes. My eyes are like a mood ring, they reflect the colors of my emotions. My body is very strange, but I'm very proud of it. Apparently, I'm a contortionist and its awesome! My arms are rubber. You can pretty much move them anywhere you want and they will go!



(I would like to give a big thanks to my friends for this post. Your opinions of me really payed off!)


Thursday, September 18, 2008

Literary Device of the Week: The Epic


Epic. The word Epic is used in many ways today. The Epic Food Battle, An Epic Failure, etc. But what is an epic?

In my own words, an Epic is a tale filled with action, heroes and surreal events. Usually an epic is a long story, or a very lengthy poem, with an intense theme to it.

1. In an Epic, you have to have a theme. In the Iliad, the theme is that violence is not the way to solve conflicts. If you solve an issue with words, good things will come.
From lines 217-224, the Goddess Athena gives a speech to Achilles before he destroys Agamemnon.
"I came to see it I could check this temper of yours,
Sent from heaven by white-armed goddess
Hera, who loves and watches over both of you men.
Now come on, drop this quarrel, don't draw your sword.
Tell him off instead. And I'll tell you,
Achilles, how things will be: You're going to get
Three times as many magnificent gifts
Because of his arrogance. Just listen to us and be patient."

2. Epics need to have a conflict in it. That's what make it EPIC. If an epic involves Heroic deeds, then a conflict brings in the Hero.
In the Iliad, the conflict is Agamemnon arrogance and greed. Agamemnon has Chryses' daughter and refuses to give her back. Because of his greed, Chryses prays to the God Apollo and asks him to rain plague among the Danaans. Lines 24-51 shows the conflict heating up.

3. A Protagonist and an Angtagonist. If an epic includes a conflict, a lot of action and heroic events, then a good guy (Hero/Heroine, Protagonist) and a bad guy (Villan/Villainess, Antagonist) must have a enormous role in an epic.
Examples of Heroes/Heroines in the Iliad are Athena, Hera and mainly Achilles. Hera is a heroine in the Iliad because she sent Athena to talk to Achilles to help stop the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles. Athena is another e because she announced her speech (Lines 217-224) to Achilles which made him descide to put his sword away and tell Agamemnon off.
Achilles in a protagonist because he choose to listen to Athena and put his sword away. He also gave up Briseis to Agamemnon so he would give back Chryses' daughter.
This is shown in lines 357-361. It says:
"Thus Achilles.
Patroclus obeyed his beloved friend
And brought Briseis, cheeks flushed, out of the tent
And gave her to the heralds, who led her away.
She went unwillingly."
Because Achilles gave up Brisies and returned Chryses' daughter, Chryses then prayed to Apollo again and asked him to lift the plague of the Greeks.
while the villian is Agamemnon.

The picture I have posted above represents an epic in many ways. The picture is from the Twilight Movie, which is based off the book Twilight. Twilights theme is love conquers all. The main protagonist in Twilight is Edward Cullen, a vampire and the main Antagonist is James, who is also a vampire. The conflict is that James, is out to kill Bella, the one Edward loves. To save Bella, Edward attacks James. While doing so, James bites Bella (which would transform her into a vampire.) Edward defeats James, and to save Bella from becomeing a vampire, he sucks out James vampire venom from her.
The picture pisted is a scene from Edward and James fight in the upcoming Twilight Movie.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Music




Omg... music.
I LOOOOVVEEE Music. Actually, I can't fall asleep without it. There are some songs I have to listen to or else I can't sleep (Ex. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, Whispers In the Dark, River Flows in You [this one majorly!!!])
So, I posted a playlist of SOME of my favorite songs at the bottom of my blog.
Ok, not only do I adore the music that I listen to, I like to see what other music people listen to.
So, since comments make me sooooo happy! Maybe you guys can post a comment here and tell me your favorite band! Honestly, a lot of the friends I made were from music tastes.
Coolio. And feel free to comment about my music likes, or to ask me what other bands I like.
(I decided to post this blog because I am in a very deep convo about music with my friend right now) hahahah.