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Gossamer Vocabulary

Gossamer Vocabulary . Literary Words you need to know- . Media Res- : in or into the middle of a narrative or plot Our novel starts in media res Advantages: Creative and hooks the reader Disadvantages: Can be confusing James Bond Movies Some Scary movies

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Gossamer Vocabulary

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  1. Gossamer Vocabulary

  2. Literary Words you need to know- • Media Res- : in or into the middle of a narrative or plot • Our novel starts in media res • Advantages: Creative and hooks the reader • Disadvantages: Can be confusing • James Bond Movies • Some Scary movies • War movies, example -The Thin Red Line (1998),

  3. Literary Words you need to know- • Allegory: the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence: a symbolic representation • Authors who use allegory do so in the form of an exaggerated metaphor. • EX: • Allegory • The Tortoise and the Hare • Allegorical names • Grace • Deacon • Destiny

  4. Read- Terrible Things By Eve Bunting • What time period in history is this representing? • How do you know? • What is your evidence?

  5. Create- Create your own Allegorical Name for this unit- You can write this on all your papers as long as you put your last name.  • Be creative- come up with a word that represents you • It may be an adjective- Use the thesaurus! • Simplistic • Creative • It may be a short phrase • Meta World Peace • Big Foot

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