PPT-Literary Terms

EOCT Vocabulary Allegory Allegory Allegory communicates its message by means of symbolic figures actions or symbolic representation Alliteration Alliteration is the repetition of identical beginning consonant sounds. 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. Martin Luther King, Jr.. . R. obert F. . Kennedy. VOCABULARY & LITERARY TERMS. .. Vocabulary. dedicate . v. . to give up wholly to some purpose; devote. evidently . adv.. . plainly; clearly. polarization . 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. 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 . : . 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.. 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. 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.. 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 Review of literary terms. Return to yesterday’s poem. Friday, September 8, 2017. HW: Continue to read summer reading book. Summer Reading Assessment – 9/15. Literary Terms Quiz – 9/19. Final Exam Skills.