Using print to match meaning Using Print to Match Meaning is very evident just 7 pages into The Cat in the Hat.
“BUMP!” (Seuss, D. (1967). The cat in the hat. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.) This is an example of how Dr. Seuss uses print to get his point across that in the story, the first indication that the Cat in the Hat was coming was the sound BUMP! Seuss uses this theme again on page 20 when the Cat in the Hat is explaining to Sally and the narrator how to have fun and they seem skeptical: “Look at me NOW!” (Seuss, D. (1967). The cat in the hat. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.) Dr. Seuss capitalizes “now” in this sentence to emphasis that the cat wants them to do something at that particular moment and that is the most important part of the sentence. This is the meaning being conveyed. Using Print to Match Meaning is a very fun way to write. Language and writing in particular is a means of a message being communicated. Since writing doesn't convey sound itself, but is meant to be read, it is helpful for the writer to capitalize certain words to make sure that the reader uses the right inflection and understands the passage. Repeating sentence stucture“Look at me!
Look at me! Look at me NOW!” (Seuss, D. (1967). The cat in the hat. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.) … “And the milk and the cake! I can hold up these books! And the fish on a rake! I can hold the toy ship And a little toy man!” (Seuss, D. (1967). The cat in the hat. New York, NY: Random House, Inc.) The above excerpts are from page 20 of The Cat in the Hat and they are examples of repeating sentence structure in Seuss’s writing. Repeated sentence structure is used to emphasize meaning and communicate the tone and mood of the character in dialogue. Seuss also uses rhyming in many of his books including The Cat in the Hat and rhyming along with Repeating Sentence Structures can be very helpful for young readers. |
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