PPT-Literary Term: APHORISM

An APHORISM is a brief cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life Emersons style is aphoristic in other words he incorporates many quotable sayings into his essays. Book thief . review. Review for . The Book Thief . Summer Reading In-Class Essay. Literary Terms. Metaphor. Simile. Personification. Symbol. Imagery. Irony. Directions:. Working with your partner (quietly), you will identify the literary device that best fits the example or definition provided. HIGHLIGHT the literary device in the sentence and provide an explanation for the quotation.. 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 . By Brian Chalmers. Poems not Written By me. Form. Line . -. A single verse of poetry. I . AM FAST AND FUN. I am fast and fun.. I can dream, dreams that nobody has dreamt before.. I would go on adventures all over the world.. 1301. New Historicism. A text can be better understood if one takes the time to investigate the background of its setting, or the life and time of the author. . New historicist readers use literature as a tool to interrogate society- more specifically, the society in which it was written. . Lecture, Week Eight. Pamela Niehoff. ACL 2009. The Struggle for the Australian Story. Conventional histories once had it that in the late 1800s two master narratives were tussling for control of the Australian story: . Close Reading Assignment. Climax. most exciting/suspenseful moment. Resolution. problems are . resolved. Complications/Rising Actions. new problems arise. Basic Situation/Exposition. conflict. . is introduced. 11/24/15. What is an aphorism?. A short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea. A brief statement of a principle. An “adage” (new vocab word!?). Common aphorisms. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. By David Johnson. Chapter 5 . The Politics of English : Conflict, Competition, Co-existence. Introduction. In Chapter 4, the concept of the English language as a global industry introduced English-language publications as significant in the spread of English. . Different Ways of Looking at Literary Texts. Types of criticism. in this slideshow. Reader’s response. Formalist. Structuralist. Archetypal . Deconstruction. Feminist deconstruction . Post-structural. Feminist Criticism. Exploring women’s redefinition of their identity in writing.. - Snow White’s life with the dwarves as important to her education as a submissive female who learns lessons of service, selflessness, and domesticity.. English . 4U. by . Carlinda. . D’Alimonte. This presentation is partly based on a PowerPoint by . Suzann . Ledford.. Introduction to Literary Criticism. Any piece of text can be read with a number of different sets of “glasses,” meaning you are looking for different things within the text.. The secret to understanding American Literature:. Every literary period is . a reaction to the . period that came before it.. 1620-1750. New colonists attempted to establish their government and protest European ways. Multiple choice close Reading portion of the final exam. What literary term is represented below?. "Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea of Israel." . & . Literary Techniques. Literary devices. There are two types of literary devices: . literary elements . and . literary techniques. .. Literary elements . are found in . every. well-written piece and are essential to the creation of the literary work..