Song for a Surf-Rider  

 

   Often time’s readers lose interest in a story or poem because they find it boring. This could be because it doesn’t have any Figurative Language in it or the plot and Theme aren’t exciting. Also the reader just might not like it. However, in the poem “Song for a Surf-Rider” the author uses Figurative Language to keep the reader thinking. This helps the reader imagine what the story is saying and describing.

   One example of Imagery in the poem is “I ride the horse that is the sea. His mane of foam is wild and free”. In these sentences the author is comparing the horse to riding a surfboard on the waves. This affects the tone of the poem because the sea can be very unpredictable. In this part of the poem I felt the tone to be calm because that’s the feeling that the sea gives me, but in other parts of the poem the tone is wild and not so laid back.

   There is also another part of the poem that has some imagery that isn’t so calm. It says “ His eyes flash with an emerald fire”. Now when I hear that I think that it sounds kind of wild or exciting. Even when I think about it I would expect to see a fierce animal with a mad look in his eyes. The impact that this example of imagery has on a reader is probably big because this stanza could really get someone more interested in the poem and want to keep reading.  The use of strong words can bring excitement to the reader.

   The figurative language in this poem helps the reader paint a picture of what the author was thinking about.  If the author compared surfing to another object the reader may have had a different perspective.  By comparing surfing to riding a horse it allows the reader to bring in personal experiences and feelings to the poem.  Some experiences may be positive or negative.  Overall the tone of this poem was one of calm and excitement.  The imagery helped create this tone for me.

   As you can see from the examples of Figurative Language in the poem “Song for a Surf-Rider” the language an author uses influences the tone and meaning of the piece. Strong words and figurative language are just another way to keep the reader interested. Overall, I think that figurative language can really change a lot in a story like tone.

Who is the story teller?

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character. In the story Hoot, a boy named Roy just moved into town. He is new to school and already has some enemies.  Roy also has some good friends that are nice most of the time; however, they do get him stuck in some tough situations.

  In the story “Hoot” when Roy was on the bus going to school he saw a kid running without any shoes on so when the bus stopped he ran after him. Roy followed the boy into the woods because he had never seen a random kid running without any shoes on. Roy became curious about this kid because out of all the people that he had seen he has never seen someone like that.

  Since the story is told from Roy’s point of view there would be different feelings toward others. For example Roy may think that Mullet Fingers is a bad kid because he is doing bad things like vandalizing property. But if it were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view then she might think that he isn’t because he is her brother and that he is just fighting for what he thinks is right.

  Also if the story were to have been told in Mullet Fingers point of view than he might have different opinions than Roy. For example Mullet fingers might think that it is ok to vandalize private property to protest. But Roy might think that it is wrong because you can get in some big trouble if you do.

  The point of view can really change the events in the story and how the reader thinks about the other characters. This because some characters may have a good or bad back round with others may influence what the reader thinks about characters.

The Coolest Game Ever

By: Zachary Maderski

  I woke up in a hurry already thinking about what to do. I got in the shower, brushed my teeth, and ate my breakfast. Now I could just sit down and do what I love. Play probably the best game ever, Realm of the Mad God.

  In my head I was thinking to myself, step one close the blinds, step two turn on my computer, step three sit down and relax and get ready to fight monsters like I always do.

  I am using a knight because they are really strong and have a lot of defense which means that you take less damage to your guy. I have been saving a bunch of good stuff for my knight in my vault like a T10 sword, a T4 shield, a T12 armor, and a T4 ring of speed ( the higher the T the better the item is).

 Before I went into a dungeon I called up one of my friends and asked him if he wanted to play with me and we could level up faster and kill more monsters. I called up my friend Jacob to see if he could play with me. He said yes but, he would be on in about ten minutes. I decided to go on without him and maybe will find each other later.

  I went into the dungeon named Ogre because it had more people in it and it is easier to fight monsters. Since I teleported to the god lands where the harder monsters are because you can get better items there. I found a small group of people with a priest (the only character that can heal himself and other people around him).

  As we were running around the god lands, we ran into one of the hardest monsters of them all, the Cube God. It was like five times the size of me and can almost kill you in one hit. Plus it had forty other minions running around it. We talked with one another and we decided that we could do it.

  We killed about 20 of its minions right of the bat but we had to hurry because it can keep regenerating them. When we charged it directly he shot at us about two to three times. Everyone made it out except for one who died almost instantly. After we dodged his shots I hit him with my sword about eight times witch probably did 2400 damage to him.

  By now he had about three fourths health left including the other people’s attacks. Then all of a sudden there was a gravestone with Jacob’s name on it and shortly after I got a call from him saying that he just died and I started laughing. But then he hung up.

It’s been about five minutes now and he is almost dead. I when into the chat box and told everybody to use their special moves on him in three, two, one, boom there was flash of colors. It was a little like fireworks, reds and blues lines shooting all over the place, it was great. And their lying on the ground was one of the rarest items in the game a dagger called the Dirk of Kronos. I grabbed it and then left to the Nexes ( which is the only place where there aren’t monster) and put it in my vault. This was truly the happiest moment I have ever had playing Realm of the Mad God.

  

Who is the Story Teller?

Who is the story teller?

  Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like if a story that you liked was told in a different point of view? Well the point of view is an important component in telling a story. It can really change the mood of the reader and the tone of the character. In the story Hoot, a boy named Roy just moved into town. He is new to school and already has some enemies.  Roy also has some good friends that are nice most of the time; however, they do get him stuck in some tough situations.

  In the story “Hoot” there are three main characters.  The story would have been a whole lot different if it were told from another character’s point of view. The story is being told from Roy’s point of view which changes the tone and events of the story. For example Roy is normally ether at school or at his house, or running around with Beatrix, or at the construction site where they are going to dig up the owl’s home.

  One example would be that since Mullet Fingers lives in the woods than most of the story and events that took place woods. Instead of talking about Roy at his day at school I would be about Mullet Fingers day catching snakes. The tone of the story would be much different to because it would probably be told in a different person.

  Another example is if the story were to be told from Beatrix’s point of view. But some of the story would be the same as Roy’s point of view because they are together throughout most of the story and if it weren’t for Beatrix and Mullet Fingers than Roy wouldn’t have heard about the awls house being dug up.

  As you can see from my examples, the point of view can change the tone and events of a story. It can change the tone because certain characters may have a different tone than others, and they aren’t always going to be in the same spot as everybody else. They have their own activities so that is how it can change the events.