English 1302 Composition II D Glen Smith instructor 1 Definitions Narration the account of the plot the series of events described to the reader English 1302 Composition II D Glen Smith instructor ID: 273789
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Narration•Irony•Symbol
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Definitions
Narration
—
the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader
.
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Definitions
Narration
—
the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader
.
First Person
Third PersonOmniscient Third Person
Limited Omniscient Third Person
Stream of Consciousness
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Definitions
Narration
—
the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader
.
Third Person
: The narrator acts as an unseen character; does not participate in the action of the plot, but does relate details hidden from actors in the story.
Reports information objectively or subjectively
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Narration
—
the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader
.
First Person
: The narrator participates in the action of the plot. Reports information from his/her point of view and therefore is a biased source of information.
Readers need to determine quickly if a first person narration is reliable.
For obvious reasons, Poe loves this style.
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Narration
—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader.
Omniscient Third Person
: The narrator knows
everything
about
all
characters and relates the thoughts and motivations of all actors in the plot. When a new character in
i
ntroduced to a scene, the reader learns his/her motivation and desires.
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Narration
—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader.
Limited Omniscient Third Person
:
The narrator’s knowledge focuses on only one character, major or minor; the narrator reveals everything about this character’s thoughts and motivations—
but only this one character.
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Narration
—the account of the plot; the series of events described to the reader.
Stream of Consciousness
:
The story is told through the replication process of the narrator’s thoughts.
Best described as interior monologues, this form of narration copies the internal voice of character’s mind as he/she goes about his/her daily life.
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Definitions
Irony
—an element involving the
contrast or discrepancies between elements or
characters.
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Definitions
Irony
—an element involving the
contrast or discrepancies between elements or
characters.
verbal irony
: when a character says one thing but means another.
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Definitions
Irony
—an element involving the
contrast or discrepancies between elements or
characters.
verbal irony
: when a character says one thing but means another.
irony of circumstance
: writers create discrepancies between what seems to
be
true in the story and what actually happens in the story.
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Definitions
Irony
—an element involving the
contrast or discrepancies between elements or
characters.
verbal irony
: when a character says one thing but means another.
irony of circumstance
: writers create discrepancies between what seems to
be
true in the story and what actually happens in the story. dramatic irony
: discrepancy between what the character suspects to be true
and
what the readers know to be true.
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Definitions
Irony
—an element involving the
contrast or discrepancies between elements or
characters.
verbal irony
: when a character says one thing but means another.
irony of circumstance
: writers create discrepancies between what seems to
be
true in the story and what actually happens in the story. dramatic irony
: discrepancy between what the character suspects to be true
and
what the readers know to be true.
ironic vision
: overall tone of literary work suggests that the author’s
opinions are
contradictory to actions of characters. Jane Austen uses this technique
frequently
in her works, specifically
Pride and Prejudice
or
Emma
.
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something else
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something else
motif
: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected work
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something else
motif
: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected
work
metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely
elements
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something else
motif
: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected
work
metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely elements
simile
: makes comparisons of two elements, but ties them together with additional words: like or
as
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something else
motif
: a reoccurring symbol in various forms which appears throughout a selected
work
metaphor: language that implies a relationship between two unlikely elements
simile
: makes comparisons of two elements, but ties them together with additional words: like or as
personification
: a figure of speech giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics for literary
purposes
Death
sat in the corner thoughtfully smoking his pipe, staring
at
the young men
and women
in the pub
.
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Definitions
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
personification
: a figure of speech giving an inanimate object or abstract idea human characteristics for literary
purposes
Death
sat in the corner thoughtfully smoking his pipe,
staring
at the young men
and
women
in the pub.
anthropomorphism
: interpretation of animals with humanistic
personalities
Mickey
Mouse
SpongeBob
SquarePants
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To take this up a notch—
Figurative Language
—creative
strategies an author uses to decorate and embellish a
story.
symbol
: a visual representation of something
else
The
act of creating of symbols is basically what separates humans from other animal species.
basic
image > symbol > archetype
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Archetypes
Archetypes
: In simplest terms, these are patterns, characteristics of personality traits which appear in fiction. Characters, as well as objects within a story, can be archetypes
.
examples
:
the
hero’s quest
a runaway daughter
the
good mother
the
evil stepmother
a
wise old man
a
fool-comedian
the
innocent virgin
the
nerdy, isolated intellectual
however
, do not confuse with
stereotypes
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