PPT-Literary Terms

Julius Caesar Simile a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared as in the fog clung to him like a cloak Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech that identifies something as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect thus highlighting the similarities between the two. Critical reading: psychoanalytical, . marxist. , feminist. LQ: Can I compare poems . thematically while . analysing. language form and structure?. Literary terms: Juxtaposition, assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, internal rhyme, caesura, crescendo, bathos, pathos, satirical, misogyny. 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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 . 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. polysyndeton. Sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series.. X and Y and Z. PROTAGONIST. THE CENTRAL CHARACTER IN A STORY, THE ONE WHO INITIATES OR DRIVES THE ACTION; . 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.. Epic. A long narrative poem on a serious subject . Written in a grand or elevated style (formal diction, descriptive language). Centered on a larger-than-life, epic . HERO. Epic Conventions. Themes: the fate of a nation or people; loyalty among hierarchies. 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)  . & . 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..