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The Cockroach

The Cockroach. UNVEILLED . Kevin Halligan By: Adrian, Brendon, Cindy, Finn, and Marwan. Sense. “Skirting a ball of dust that road the floor” “Path between the wainscot and the door” Emphasize the layer of dust that waxes the floor

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The Cockroach

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  1. The Cockroach UNVEILLED Kevin Halligan By: Adrian, Brendon, Cindy, Finn, and Marwan

  2. Sense • “Skirting a ball of dust that road the floor” • “Path between the wainscot and the door” • Emphasize the layer of dust that waxes the floor • Reminds the reader about the dirty and disgusting area behind their own door giving the reader a clear sense of what it is

  3. Imagery • These words giant, pace, scratch and jog creates a image in the readers mind. • “A path between the wainscot and the door” line 4.

  4. Figurative Language • The whole poem is a metaphor about his life. It all reflects his life. • It could suggest his aging

  5. Tone The speaker’s tone was very calm as he was simply describing the cockroach's actions without much opinion. •The negative conjectures he madeHinting that the speaker is quite gloomy or pessimistic. •Victim of mild attack •Payment for vicious crime •Connotation of old age

  6. Structure • ABAB CDCD – Like a human heartbeat • EFGEGF- change in cockroach actions

  7. Emotion • “Victim of a wild attack” • “Rusty table leg” • These give the reader a sad and upsetting atmosphere

  8. Intention • To compare humans to a cockroach • How humans are like the cockroach • Going through life with out a purpose afraid of everything

  9. Which Slide Doesn’t have A Cockroach

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