Unit Three - Societies in Conflict

LESSON FIVE (ELAU3L5) - GENERAL QUESTIONS (One Day)

INTRODUCTION

Understanding conflict within societies requires in depth analysis. The following questions are designed to help you explore societal conflict in more detail.

HELPFUL HINTS:

ONOMATOPEIA:

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia
ˌänəˌmadəˈpēə,ˌänəˌmädəˈpēə/
noun
noun: onomatopoeia
  1. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).
    • the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect.

PARADOX:

par·a·dox
ˈperəˌdäks/
noun
noun: paradox; plural noun: paradoxes
  1. a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
    "a potentially serious conflict between quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity known as the information paradox"
    • a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
      "in a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it"
      synonyms: contradiction, contradiction in terms, self-contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity; More
      oxymoron;
      conflict, anomaly;
      enigma, puzzle, mystery, conundrum
      "the paradox of war is that you have to kill people in order to stop people from killing each other"
    • a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.
      "the mingling of deciduous trees with elements of desert flora forms a fascinating ecological paradox"

SIMILIE:

sim·i·le
ˈsiməlē/
noun
noun: simile;plural noun: similes
  1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
    • the use of simile.

METAPHOR:

met·a·phor
ˈmedəˌfôr,ˈmedəˌfər/
noun
noun: metaphor; plural noun: metaphors
  1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
    "“I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors"
    synonyms: figure of speech, image, trope, analogy, comparison, symbol, word painting/picture
    "the profusion of metaphors in her everyday speech has gotten pretty tiresome"
    • a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract.
      "the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering".