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Interact in Meaningful Ways: Comic Syntax
Learning Targets
• Expand noun phrases to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details. • Express ideas on familiar topics by asking and answering questions.
• Support opinions and persuade others in conversations.
• Analyze how language choices have different effects on audiences.
comic syntax
“I’ve got a few pet peeves about sea creatures” uses a variety of techniques to create a humorous effect. These techniques include colorful descriptions, juxtaposition of ideas, and repetition.
Skim through “I’ve got a few pet peeves about sea creatures” looking for examples of comic syntax. Write a few examples of each technique in the chart below. Use the definitions in the Language Resources chart for support.
ACTIVITY 2.5
colorful Descriptions
Juxtaposition of Ideas
Repetition
Unit 4 • The Challenge of Comedy • Part 2: I’ve Got a Few Pet Peeves about Sea Creatures 163
Language
Resources
Comic Syntax
description: the type of writing that creates a colorful, exact picture of a person, place, object, or event juxtaposition: a writing technique that places words, phrases, and ideas that normally wouldn’t go together next to each other for effect repetition: the repeated use of the same words or phrases for effect
syntax: the relationships among the words, phrases, and clauses in sentences; sentence structure
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