Literary Terms Bootcamp - PowerPoint Presentation

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Literary Terms Bootcamp: TKAM and Beyond

Please copy the following notes into the Class Notes section of your notebook.Slide2

SimileA figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.Slide3

Similes in TKAM“Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum” (Lee 6).

“The

Radley

place fascinated Dill. In spite of our warnings it drew him as the moon draws water…” (Lee 8).Slide4

MetaphorA figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing. This allows us to use fewer words and forces the reader or listener to find the similarities.Slide5

Metaphors in TKAM“Then I heard Atticus cough. I held my breath. Sometimes when we made a midnight pilgrimage to the bathroom we would find him reading

” (Lee 57).

“I had never thought about it, but summer was Dill by the fish pool smoking string, Dill’s eyes alive with complicated plans to make Boo

Radley

emerge; summer was the swiftness with which Dill would reach up and kiss me when

Jem

was not looking…(Lee 116).Slide6

PersonificationGiving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).Slide7

Personification in TKAM

“The warm bittersweet smell of clean Negro welcomed us as we entered the churchyard – Hearts of Love hairdressing mingled with

asafoetida

, snuff, Heart’s Cologne, Brown’s Mule, peppermint, and lilac talcum” (Lee 118).

“The house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible movement and the house was still” (Lee 15). Slide8

HyperboleA figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for

humor

.Slide9

Hyperbole in TKAM“The world's endin

', Atticus! Please do something-!” I dragged him to the window and pointed (Lee 86

).

“Dill’s

imagination offered an unrealistic passage of time, demands of an appetite, and growth of facial hair

!”Slide10

AllusionA figure of speech that makes a reference to, or a representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication

.

M. H. Abrams defines allusion as "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or

passage.”Slide11

Allusion in TKAM“Dill had seen

Dracula

,

a revelation that moved

Jem

to eye

him

with the beginning of respect” (Lee 9

).“Our first raid came to pass only because Dill bet Jem The Gray Ghost against two Tom Swifts

that Jem wouldn’t get any farther than the Radley gate (Lee 16).“Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents, smoked cigarettes and made war on each other, the seasons would change…” (Lee 63).Slide12

CharacterizationThe representation in fiction or drama of human character or personality.Slide13

Characterization in TKAM“She was horrible. Her face was the color of a dirty pillow case, and the corners of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin. Old-age liver spots dotted her cheeks, and her pale eyes had black pinpoint pupils…” (Lee 106).Slide14

On your own…What follows are some more passages from TKAM. Your job is to write (2) things:

I

dentify the literary device that is used.

Analyze it… What is Harper Lee trying to say? What does it ultimately mean?Slide15

What is used here?“…the business part of the meeting was blood-curdling, the social hour was dreary…She said no more. When Miss

Maudie

was angry her brevity was icy. Something had made her deeply angry, and her gray eyes were as cold as

her voice.”Slide16

What is used here?“…the fruits of their industry (those that were not eaten) made the plot of ground around the cabin look like the playhouse of an insane child…” (Lee 170).Slide17

What is used here?“There he was, returning to me. His white shirt bobbed over the back fence and slowly grew larger. He came up the back steps, latched the door behind him, and sat on his cot” (Lee 55).Slide18

What is used here?“In answer to the clerk’s booming voice, a little bantam cock of a man rose and strutted to the stand, the back of his neck

reddining

at the sound of his name” (Lee 169-170).Slide19

Scavenger Hunt!!!On your own…

Try to find

examples

of each of the literary devices below.

Simile (2)

Metaphor (2)

Personification (2)

Hyperbole (1)

Characterization (1)

Allusion (2)

Be sure to include the page number.Ex. (Lee 147). Briefly discuss Harper Lee’s intended effect by the use of that term. In other words, what meaning is Harper Lee trying to convey?Slide20

Literary Term

Page #

Example

Harper Lee’s Usage

and Effect

Simile

(find

2 examples; one from Part I and one from Part II)

Metaphor

(find

2 examples; one from Part I and one from Part II)Personification

(find 2 examples; one from Part I and one from Part II)

Characterization(One example)Allusion

(find

2 examples; one from Part I and one from Part II)

Hyperbole

(One example)