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LITERARY TERMS

LITERARY TERMS. Literary Device Intro By Jedd Blum Youtube , 2012. LITERAL LANGUAGE. TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING AS IT IS. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING BY COMPARING IT TO SOMETHING ELSE. Simile Analogy Metaphor. Simile.

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LITERARY TERMS

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  1. LITERARY TERMS Literary Device Intro By Jedd Blum Youtube, 2012

  2. LITERAL LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING AS IT IS.

  3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING BY COMPARING IT TO SOMETHING ELSE. Simile Analogy Metaphor

  4. Simile is a comparison between two different things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. ex. “You spin a story like a spider spins her web.” - The Format ex. He jumped as if his feet were on fire.

  5. Analogy Is a comparison between two things based on their being alike in some way. Ex. “turtle:slow” and “cheetah:fast” The similarity is demonstrated through “animal:speed” Ex. “dark:night” and “bright:day” The similarity is “light:time of day”

  6. Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things using the verb "to be" (am, are, was, were, etc.) instead of using ‘like’ or ‘as’. ex. Her words are butterflies. ex. I am an old abandoned house.

  7. Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words generally more than 2 words ex. “We wink when widows wince...”

  8. Allusion is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art. ex. I am not the type to say, “To infinity and beyond.” Rather, I am an awkward dinosaur or a three-eyed alien.

  9. Hyperbole is a deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect ex. I called you a billion times and you never picked up! ex. I worked a shift that seemed to last forever.

  10. Idiom Expression with a special meaning. It cannot be taken literally. Ex. That large house must have cost an arm and a leg.

  11. Imagery is writing or language that evokes one or all of the five senses. Mental picture Ex. The house, situated atop a hill, had massive white pillars in the entryway.

  12. Onomatopoeia A word from a sound associated with what is named. ex. I drove around the corner, and BAM, there was this big house in front of me.

  13. Oxymoron is putting two contradictory words together. ex. Jumbo shrimp

  14. Personification is giving human qualities to inanimate objects. ex. The sun smiled down on us. ex. The gate squawked closed.

  15. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent something abstract (an idea or quality) by something concrete (real or tangible). ex. The color white often symbolizes purity.

  16. Fable by Ralph Waldo Emerson The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter "Little Prig."* Bun replied, "You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track; Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut." * Little Prig - a petty thief

  17. Literary Elements Found in Songs Literacy Elements By 104teacher Youtube, 2011

  18. Answer the question • Select one of the literary terms below. • Write the definition • Write an example

  19. Literary Devices Vocabulary Book • Colored cards: • Write the term • Definition • Original example • White card: • Name • Literary terms

  20. WRITE THE FOLLOWING LITERARY DEVICES FROM THIS STORY ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER: ____ simile (2) ____ personification (2) ____ idiom ____ metaphor ____ alliteration (2) ____ allusion____ hyperbole ____ onomatopoeia (2) Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince Patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope’s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy’s slippers. Trying on the dress, Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams.

  21. Story ElementsFive Things Videoby flocabularyYT, (youtube, 2011)

  22. Characterization is the method used by a writer to develop a character. (1) showing the character's appearance (2) displaying the character's actions (3) revealing the character's thoughts (4) letting the character speak (5) getting the reactions of others.

  23. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.

  24. Point of View is the perspective on events of the narrator or a particular character in a story. 1st person: __________________________ 3rd person: __________________________

  25. Setting is the time and location in which a story takes place.

  26. Conflict is the opposition between or among characters or forces in a literary work that shapes or motivates the action of the plot. Conflict may be internal or external.

  27. Conflict Examples (1) Man in conflict with another Man (300, Rocky) (2) Man in conflict in Nature (Titanic) (3) Man in conflict with Self (Fight Club, Beautiful Mind) (4) Man in conflict with Machine (Matrix, Terminator)

  28. Mood is the atmosphere or state of mind of a work.

  29. Theme is a broad idea in a story, or a message or lesson conveyed by a work. How to find the theme in a work: 1. Ask yourself, “What is the work about?” ___________ 2. Ask yourself, “What about __________?” Theme is NEVER just one word. “Love” isn’t a theme / “Love endures all things” is a theme

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