Figurative Language: Surviving The Angle Of Death

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The book that I read over the summer was Surviving the Angle of Death. My feelings on this book were mixed. I liked it but at the same time the book made me very depressed. The whole thing just made me open my eyes to see what is really going on in this world. That is exactly what I wrote in my letter. In the poem i used three types of figurative language. The first type of figurative language is repetition. The next pieces of figurative language is Rhyme. The last pieces of figurative language is simile. I think I could improve on my use of grammar or my knowledge on words so that I don't use the same words over and over again. I would use more fancy words then just the words we use in everyday vocabulary. Also, I would improve on my poem …show more content…
I do not understand things the first time because my brain doesn't presses things that quickly. I wish it did but it doesn't. Repeating the sentence or direction helps me understand the content better. I understand it more. By looking st this pice that I wrote, I would want people to notice the poem. I worked hard on that poem and I did everything that the directions told me. I am really proud of the poem and I wish that is was a little better but at the same time I am proud. If someone were to look at this, they would learn ,through the poem, that I did not like 6th grade and am not ready for 7th. They would also learn that I get picked on by bullies sometime and that I am not a good writer. Also that I have low self -esteem. This brings me to my next point. If I wanted to change this project then I would rewrite my letter because I feel as though it is too personal. I don't like connecting my life to book because I feel like I don't have that much life experience and that I should not complain because of the things that are going on in other countries that I am not apart or been through. SO the one thing that I connected to was bullying and having my own ways of calming myself. I feel like I did well in this

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