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T: “Federigo’s Falcon” from the Decameron A: Giovanni Boccaccio N: Italian G: short story (part of a frame story). (page 828) . Vocabulary . Record the vocabulary on page 828. ---------Literary Terms--------------- Theme. The central message or lesson of a story (the main idea)
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T: “Federigo’s Falcon”from the Decameron A: Giovanni BoccaccioN: ItalianG: short story (part of a frame story) (page 828)
Vocabulary Record the vocabulary on page 828.
---------Literary Terms---------------Theme • The central message or lesson of a story (the main idea) • Should be something the reader can apply to their own lives • Directly stated theme- the author tells the reader. • Implied theme- the readers have to guess the main idea by using clues from the work.
Symbol • Using an object or repetitive theme to represent a larger idea • (An object that stands for something else) • Example: • Wedding rings • A cross • Skull and crossbones
Conflict Struggle between two forces in a story • Types of conflict: • Man vs. Man • Man vs. Nature • Man vs. Supernatural • Man vs. Society • Man vs. Self (internal conflict)
Situational Irony • When you get the opposite of what you expect in a situation • Surprise ending of a story
Dramatic Irony • When the audience is aware of information that the characters are unaware of • (When we (the readers) know something a character doesn’t know)
Characterization • Methods used by an author to reveal the looks, beliefs, motivations or personality of a character • Two types of characterization: • Direct characterization – author comes out and tells you exactly what the character is like • Indirect characterization – you must decide about the character based on character’s words and actions
Journal entry • What role, do you think, does chance or luck play in the achievement of happiness? Do you believe in destiny, or do you believe you control your future? Explain.
Apply the literary terms with our work. • Answer questions 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 on page 834.