PPT-Literary Terms Review

20142015 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 . 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. 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.. Literary analysis . is a . method by which…. a text is separated into parts. those parts are given rigorous, logical, detailed study. the parts are reassembled . an insightful interpretation of the whole is given . And. Brave New world. Alexi Anderson, . Kaylin. . Kozesky. , Jason . Poruznik. , . Bekah. Schultz. T. wentieth . C. entury/ . aka. . . . M. odern . Dr. Maier. Aristotle: . Poetics. First significant work of literary criticism . Authored in 335 B.C. . Pity and Fear (Eleos and Phobos) . Catharsis. Mimesis. A Multiplicity of Approaches. Literary critics are almost never unified in their interpretation of a novel or any literary work. Why do you suppose this is the case? What factors make it virtually impossible for critics to come to a consensus regarding the meaning of a literary work? . 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.. 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. : . TKAM. and Beyond. Please copy the following notes into the Class Notes section of your notebook.. Simile. A . figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing. We can use similes to make descriptions more emphatic or vivid.. 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; . 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 . 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. External Conflict A character struggles with a force outside him/herself Five categories of conflict - person against nature 2 person against self 3 person against supernatural technology & . 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..