PPT-Literary Terms Project

By Eric Getz Figurative Language Imagery Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses sight hearing touch smell and taste In Hamlet Ophelias description of . 2014-2015. Alliteration. stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a . series. “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes. ; A . Martin Luther King, Jr.. . R. obert F. . Kennedy. VOCABULARY & LITERARY TERMS. .. Vocabulary. dedicate . v. . to give up wholly to some purpose; devote. evidently . adv.. . plainly; clearly. polarization . By Ms. Ibsen . Literary Terms of Dramatic Importance:. Character, Theme, Mood, and Plot . Character. Protagonist. Central character/s. Round- Develop, complex. Not always good or narrator. Follow and cheer for them. Motif . - . A . recurring element, such as a type of incident, a device, . an image, or reference, . which appears frequently . in a work . of literature. .. Symbol. - . a word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal . Vocab, & Grammar: . Practice AP Test #1. Multiple Choice. Do You Know:. PARALLELISM. Rhetorical and Literary Terms. PARALLELISM. is recurrent syntactical similarity. Several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. Parallelism also adds balance and rhythm and, most importantly, clarity to the sentence.. 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.. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Literary Genres. Literary: anything having to do with written works (books, poems, stories…). Genres: this is where books are sorted and divided by different topics, areas, departments, subjects or . 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.. Agenda:. Review of . Literature and Composition. Chapter 2 (Literary Terms). Homework:. Literary Terms Quiz . . Monday, February 6. th. . Summer Reading Assessment . . Wednesday, February 15. Figurative language. language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language).  . Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol). conflict. struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs.  person; nature; society; self; fate/God)  . 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.