PPT-Literary Terms Professor Y. Bailey-Kirby

ALLEGORY A narration or description usually restricted to a single meaning because its events actions characters settings and objects represent specific abstractions or ideas Although the elements in an allegory may be interesting in themselves the emphasis tends to be on what they ultimately mean Characters may be given names such as Hope Pride Youth and Charity they have few if any personal qualities beyond their abstract meanings These personifications are not symbols because for instance the meaning of a character named Charity is precisely that virtue . Michael A Kirby. Professor. Departments of Pediatrics Pathology . and. . Human anatomy Neurosurgery . Linda University, Loma Linda, CA. USA . Editor of . Anatomy & Physiology: Current Research. English novel Engl2349. . Dr. Sami S. . Breem. Plot. . plot/events/actions. . Aristotle’s plot-line/structure/diagram. introduction/exposition. . rising action/development. . climax/turning point. Dr. Maier. Aristotle: . Poetics. First significant work of literary criticism . Authored in 335 B.C. . Pity and Fear (Eleos and Phobos) . Catharsis. Mimesis. A Multiplicity of Approaches. Literary critics are almost never unified in their interpretation of a novel or any literary work. Why do you suppose this is the case? What factors make it virtually impossible for critics to come to a consensus regarding the meaning of a literary work? . Take out excerpt from . I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Even the title is a metaphor!). Refer to your literary devices notes. After reading, you will identify the figurative language/literary devices by color coding.. : . TKAM. and Beyond. Please copy the following notes into the Class Notes section of your notebook.. Simile. A . figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.. You need to keep up with your . Vocabulary Notebook. . Don’t lose your terms! You might be able to use them – . be RESPONSIBLE!!. We will use the following terms:. Character Antagonist Protagonist. EXTEND your Learning @ Bishop Justus . Year . 10 . ~ Macbeth 21. Murder and . consequeneces. LQ: how does Shakespeare use language and form to reveal Macbeth’s troubled mind?. LQ: . H. ow . does Shakespeare use language and form to reveal Macbeth’s troubled mind?. 2011. This is graded as the Semester . Project. Failure to do this project will have . a serious . adverse effect on the final grade in this class.. Assignment Due Date. Monday December . 17, . and. Tuesday . Agenda:. Review of . Literature and Composition. Chapter 2 (Literary Terms). Homework:. Literary Terms Quiz . . Monday, February 6. th. . Summer Reading Assessment . . Wednesday, February 15. Tragedy:. A play in which a main character suffers a downfall as a result of outside forces or flaw. . Tragic flaw. : personality trait that leads to the downfall of the hero. en media res: (. Latin for “in the middle of things”) when the story starts in the middle of events, flashes back, then picks back up in real time. Figurative Language . Describing something by comparing it with something else. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject.. Putting Science to Work for Society since 1875 The Lone Star TickExotic Ticks andTick-Borne Disease Five Steps to Wear long pants tucked ticks after leaving tick habitat, and remove any Have ticks p External Conflict A character struggles with a force outside him/herself Five categories of conflict - person against nature 2 person against self 3 person against supernatural technology Review of literary terms. Return to yesterday’s poem. Friday, September 8, 2017. HW: Continue to read summer reading book. Summer Reading Assessment – 9/15. Literary Terms Quiz – 9/19. Final Exam Skills.