PPT-Literary Terms and Devices

Kevin Stadtler Figurative language is a word or phrase from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison emphasis or clarity Figurative Language Imagery is the usage of words which cause . 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. Advanced English 9. P. oint of View. Point of View. - method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction. P. oint of View. First-Person Point of View. - the narrator is a character in the story. Illustrative Anecdote:. serving as an example or explanation. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.. Terms &Devices. Subordinate Clauses:. a . clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause . 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.. Connector. How many literary devices can you think of?. LO –. . All. will learn what literary devices are. Most. will learn why a writer uses them. Some. will be able to use them for effect in their own writing. The terms and def initions listed below will be useful for your Act 4 Romeo and Juliet Te st. Make sure to keep track of our work with additional terms , too, such as paradox, pun, oxymoron, sonnet, Conflict. literary-devices.com. Definition: . It is a literary device used for expressing a resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims or dreams. The conflict is a discord that can have external aggressors or can even arise from within the self. It can occur when the subject is battling his inner discord, at odds with his surroundings or it may be pitted against others in the story. . 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.. 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. 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 . 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. Background Information. Published in 1978 . Author: Lois Duncan . Suspense novel . The book won several awards and honors in the 1980s. . Novel was adapted into a 1997 television film by the same name. . Literary Terms and Examples Symbolism: Using a symbol- a word or object that stands for an idea. What’s your example?? Foreshadowing: hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work & . 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..