WebQuest for Imagery, Hyperbole, and Onomatopoeia

When you have finished this WebQuest, you will be able to                    

-  define imagery, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and personification           

-  locate examples of them in writing samples                                        

-  write some of your own                                                                      

-  and explain what they mean and/or why they have been used

Imagery

1.  Begin by going to this website:

http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/LitTerms.html

2.  You will find a chart with several literary terms.  Find the box that says “Imagery” (on the right hand side of the chart).  Click on that.  It will take you to your first assignment at this URL. http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/Imagery.html

3.  Read the Study Guide and do the activity – reading the paragraphs below the five senses chart and then locating the examples and checking your answers.  When you are finished with that, go to the Activity Sheet and answer the first section on imagery.

Hyperbole

4. Click the back arrow or use the link above to return to the first page where you will click on the box that says “Hyperbole,” which is near the center of the chart.  It takes you here:  http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/hyperbole.html

5.  Once again read through the Study Guide carefully, keeping in mind that you will be writing your own hyperboles when you are finished.  When you have carefully studied the examples and the explanations, then go to the Activity Sheet and answer the second section on hyperboles.

Onomatopoeia

6.  Return once more to your original site: http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/LitTerms.html and click on “Onomatopoeia,” which you will find right below Hyperbole. http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/area/literature/Terms/Onomatopoeia.html  

7.  Read the definitions and examples and then read the poem “Cynthia in the Snow.”  Find the onomatopoeias and then check your answers by clicking the button above the poem. 

8.  When you have carefully studied the examples and the explanations, then go to the Activity Sheet and answer the third section on Onomatopoeias.

Make sure that your name is on your Activity Sheet, print it out if it is on the computer, and hand it in. J