Implicit vs Explicit Language Arts 9 EXPLICIT DETAIL

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Implicit vs Explicit Language Arts 9

Implicit vs Explicit Language Arts 9

EXPLICIT DETAIL Explicit: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication

EXPLICIT DETAIL Explicit: precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication Examples: YA THINK? ? ? Your shirt is green It’s snowing outside HOORAY!!!

IMPLICIT DETAIL Implicit: implied or indicated but not actually expressed, although clearly contained in

IMPLICIT DETAIL Implicit: implied or indicated but not actually expressed, although clearly contained in the nature of someone or something. Examples: A warm hug of fabric comforted her shoulders. I squinted through the soft honey rays. It felt as if rocks were pelleting my skin mercilessly. I can smell Lakeside

SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES EXPLICIT “His eyes are blue. ” “It was kind of windy

SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES EXPLICIT “His eyes are blue. ” “It was kind of windy out and the grass was green. ” IMPLICIT “His eyes reflect the colour of the sky on a sunny day. “The grass shook slightly in the mild breeze, a sighing carpet of green. ”

GROUP WORK Read the following examples of explicit imagery, and in groups of 3,

GROUP WORK Read the following examples of explicit imagery, and in groups of 3, rewrite them as implicit examples of imagery. Write your answers on the board. Mrs. BHall’s loud voice is so annoying. I get so hungry when I smell bacon. Can’t you see that it’s beginning to storm outside? It’s raining! I can’t tie my shoes because the laces are all knotted. CLUE: Think of it this way: Most explicit imagery uses literal imagery; Most implicit imagery uses figurative imagery and devices (similes, metaphors, irony, etc. )