Lit Terms 1-5

Allegory- A story that uses symbols to make a point.

Alliteration- The repetition of similar initial sounds in a group of words.

Allusion - A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the reader expects the reader to   recognize.
 (Animal Farm & the Russian Revolution)

Ambiguity- Something uncertain as to interpretation.
(Side of a beautiful young woman... or an old woman's face)

 Anachronism- Something that shows up at the wrong place or the wrong time.
(Medieval cell phones?)

S.M.A.R.T. Goal :)

S.pecific- Get a Special Intelligence rating in the United States Navy

M.easurable- Rank up to E-9 by my 15^th year of service and become a SI officer in the Navy

A.ttainable- Joining the service is a process but is definitely possible for myself

R.e-enforceable- Get my tattoos removed through the Liberty Program, get a great score on the ASVAB by studying the subjects of the test, then wait until I get shipped off to Bootcamp

T.imely- I’m legally able to join once I graduate with my GED as long as I have my tattoos removed, then I just have to wait until they ship me off for Bootcamp

What's In It For Me?

I think this title is misleading... because now instead of just reading this post to read it, you're now doing so expecting something I just am not willing to deliver. I'm doing this assignment because I "want an A" to quote Preston's do not quote these cliches post. What I really want from the next 6months in this English class is to get my credits and graduate so I can follow my dreams. If not simply so I can be gone and done with this prison yard disguised as a school to move toward my military service, I'm in this class because I don't want to be bored out of my mind... not that I haven't been while attending. If you want to know what I wish to accomplish in the next 6months FROM this class, well....you're shit out of luck, because I have no clue. I just want to be me and move on with my life.