Literary Terms Irony A situation oruse of language Poetry involving some kind ofincongruity or.discrepancyMrs Williams Difference Tone and Mood The writer s or speaker s The emotional feeling orattitude toward his subject atmosphere in a work of.his audience or himself the literature sometimesemotional coloring or created by descriptions ofemotional meaning of a the setting Figurative Language Language employing figures of speech .language that cannot be taken literally or only Simile Metaphor PersonificationSound Device. Onomatopoeia A figure of speech inwhich an explicitcomparison is madebetween two things.essentially unlike The comparison is madeexplicit by the use ofsome such word orphrases as like as similar.to resembles or seems Metaphor A figure of speech in which an implicit comparison ismade between two things essentially unlike It may take one of four 4 forms.1 That in which the literal term and the figurative term areboth named2 That in which the literal term is named and the figurativeterm is implied3 That in which the literal term is implied and the figurative.term named4 That in which both the literal and the figurative terms are Personification Onomatopoeia Personification A figure Onomatopoeia The useof speech in which of words that.human attributes are supposedly mimic theirgiven to an animal an meaning in their soundobject or concept Example boom click Repetition of Sounds Consonance.The repetition at close intervals of the finalconsonant sounds of accented syllables orimportant words book plaque thicker Repetition of Sounds .The repetition at close intervals of the vowelsounds of accented syllables or important1 hat ran amber2 vein made Repetition of Sounds .AlliterationThe repetition at close Important words andintervals of the initial accented syllablesconsonant sounds of beginning with vowelsaccented syllables or may also be said to.important words alliterate with eachother inasmuch as theyExamples all have the same lack ofinitial consonant sound map mood kill code .preach approve Inebriate of air am I Rhyme Scheme Any fixed pattern of rhymes characterizing awhole poem or its stanzas. Internal Rhyme Slant Rhyme External Rhyme End Rhyme Internal and External End Rhyme Internal Rhyme A rhyme in which External End Rhyme A rhyme.one or both of the rhyme words in which the rhyme words occuroccur WITHIN the line at the END of the line Example Once upon a midnight dreary while Ipondered weak and weary Example .Over many a quaint and curious volumeof forgotten lore Whose woods these are I think IWhile I nodded nearly napping know suddenly there came a tapping His house is in the village though .As of some one gently rapping rapping atHe will not see me stopping heremy chamber door Tis some visitor I muttered tapping at To watch his woods fill up withmy chamber door snow .Only this and nothing Robert Frost Edgar Allan Poe E Slant and Exact Rhyme Slant Rhyme A rhyme in Exact Rhyme A rhyme inwhich the rhyme words which the rhyme words.approximate identical have identical sounds Example There stare Example There were main main sprain Example . Example Hope is the thing with feathers Hold fast to dreamsThat perches in the soul And For if dreams diesings the tune without the Life is a broken winged birdwords And never stops at all That cannot fly . Emily Dickinson Langston HughesLiterary Terms. Poetry . English 9. Mrs. Williams. Irony- A situation, or use of language, involving some kind of incongruity or discrepancy. Difference: Tone and Mood. Tone. The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward his subject, his audience, or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work.
Poems may be upbeat, depressed, melancholy, joyous, regretful, and etc. Meaning The meaning in the poem is similar to the theme of a novel or short story; it’s the message the poet is trying to give to the reader. Many poems have themes about love, luck, and life as well as larger ideas like revenge, friendship, and compassion.
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Pick up a “Meet Elie Wiesel†article; you are to read and annotate it for homework tonight. Complete the DGP for today. ... “rosy-fingered dawn.†... Rhetorical questions. a question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring an answer.
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(The Tortoise and the Hare, The Ant and the Grasshopper) Tall tales - stories that exaggerate beyond belief. (Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan Legends - a story told from the past that is based on some truth. (King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table, The Legend of Big Foot) NONFICTION - writing that is based on truth.
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Literary Terms:Beowulf. Alliteration. ... Elegy. An elegy is a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost. Epic. ... epic conventions, which the oral poets drew upon to help them recall the stories they were recounting. Epic Conventions . An invocation, or formal plea for aid, to a deity.
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– Richard Corral: The Story of a Man Lost on Mars. Theme: Humans need friendship and good relationships with others. When Corral is lost and alone, he is desolate and miserable. Deprived of human company, he finds comfort and companionship with two dogs he rescues from the shipwreck.
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Literary and Rhetorical Terms ... without giving order or structure Structure The way that a poem or play or other piece of writing has been put together This can include the metre pattern, stanza arrangement, and the eway the ideas are developed, etc… style The choices in diction, tone, syntax that a writer makes. ... moral, or practical ...
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Luke Skywalker wear black throughout the return of the Jedi symbolizing the possibility of him turning to the dark side. ... Thanks, Guildenstern and gentle Rosencrantz.(Act II, Scene ii, Lines 33-34) Metonymy . Substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant. Hamlet …To die, to sleepNo more, and by a sleep to say we end ...
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Dancing, walking, reading, letter-writing, clothes and food all serve as motifs in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Characters are distinguished from each other by their attitudes to such interests or activities. * * Aphorism - a generally accepted truth or principle expressed in a short and pithy sentence. It is a truth universally acknowledged ...
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Not meant to be taken literally, figurative language is used to produce images in a reader’s mind and to express ideas in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways. Figures of speech (continued) The most common examples of figurative language, or figures of speech, used in both prose and poetry, are simile, metaphor, and personification.
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ACTION* The bare events in a story. Action should not be confused with Plot. Plot includes the meaning and purpose of the events. The action in Macbeth, for example, simply begins with the witches meeting and ends with a speech of Malcolm’s. The plot involves Macbeth’s successful attempt to seize the throne of Scotland and the psychological stresses that attempt on him and his wife.
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Allegory. Allegory is a demonstrative form of representation explaining meaning other than the words that are spoken. Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures, actions or symbolic representation. Allegory is generally treated as a figure of rhetoric, but an allegory does not have to be expressed in language: briefly, an allegory is a device used to present an idea ...
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UNIT 1 STORY 2 LITERARY FOCUS: CHARACTERIZATION AND CONFLICT Learning Objective: Collaboratively examine and asses prior knowledge about conflict and characterization in preparation for reading “Quitters, Inc.†by Stephen King. UNIT 1: QUITTERS, INC. What do you know about the author, Stephen King? List any of his works that you are ...
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