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Language
Resources
adverbs
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They tell about the strength, or intensity, of something. You can use the following adverbs to express how effective or powerful something is.
High
completely definitely especially extremely highly very
Medium
enough rather quite somewhat
Low
barely hardly just slightly somewhat
example of Language used
Meaning of Language
hunger for freedom
The figurative language compares the need for freedom to the need for food.
my boyhood freedom was an illusion
The word illusion can have several meanings that are very similar. In this instance, illusion means “something that seems real but is not.”
live like a monk
The figurative language compares the way Mandela lived his life as a result of his desire for freedom to the way a monk lives his life. Monks live away from the rest of the world and do not marry or have children.
shade of Meaning
analyze the effect
evaluate How effective It Is
animated my life
The phrase shows that the desire for freedom gave Mandela’s life purpose.
extremely effective
ACTIVITY 3.6
Interacting in Meaningful Ways: Analyzing Language
Learning Targets
• Modify with adverbials to add detail.
• Evaluate and analyze how writers use language to support ideas and create
shades of meaning.
analyzing Language
In the text, Nelson Mandela uses language carefully to create certain effects by engaging the reader’s imagination. In this activity, you will identify, analyze, and evaluate the language Mandela used.
Language Resources: shades of Meaning and Figurative Language
Skim through the excerpt from Long Walk to Freedom, looking for examples of shades of meaning and figurative language. Write three examples in the chart. Then analyze each example to understand the effect the author is trying to create. Finally, evaluate the shade of meaning by choosing one adverb from the Language Resources list to express how effective you think the language is.
WoRd ConnECTIonS
Multiple-Meaning Words
The word animated can have several different meanings. A film that is animated, such as a cartoon, is a series of drawings that are made to appear as though they are moving. A person that is animated is full of energy or interest. In fairy tales and fantasies, a lifeless object such as a broom or teapot might come to life and move, or become animated.
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