Literary Devices! Yay!

1. Literary Devices! Yay! Allusion Symbolism Irony Foreshadowing (BTW, this is called an Acronym)

2. Honestly, I do not care about this stuff. The big question: What is the point?

3. …the point is that Literary devices help to make a simple narrative “taste good.” HUH?

4. ...lyke seazoning on teh foodz (Also, like condiments on a burger)

5. Which would you rather eat? (Good Literature) (Twilight)

6. In the same way, the more “flavor” (i.e. Literary Devices) a text has the better it will “taste.”

7. But, how would I know what to look for? (We will cover, err…uncover that today) (PS: Take out your notebooks)

8. Allusion Symbolism Irony Foreshadowing

9. Allusion Allusion - a reference, usually brief, often casual, occasionally indirect, to a person, event, or condition thought to be familiar (but sometimes obscure). TYPES Biblical. Historical. Literary. Political. Mythological. “The snake had charmed me” (Conrad, 6). -Biblical allusion. -Referring to the Genesis account of the fall of mankind. -Implies that some sort of “fall” will occur! “I let him run on, this papier-mâché Mephistopheles” (Conrad, 23). -Literary allusion -Referring to Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus where the character Mephistopheles is the devil. -Implies that “the brick maker” is a fraud!

10. Symbolism Symbolism - a representation of an abstract idea or concept -- it is anything that stands for something beyond itself. TYPES Similes. Metaphors. Allegories. “Then I noticed a small sketch in oils, on a panel, representing a woman, draped and blindfolded, carrying a lighted torch” (Conrad, 21). -Metaphor. -Symbolic of Europe’s “blind” ambition toward enlightening Africa. -Reveals that the company is itself blind toward the affect of its presence in the Congo.

11. Irony Irony – a term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. TYPES Verbal. Dramatic. Cosmic. “When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of getup that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision. I saw a high starched collar, white cuffs, a light alpaca jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie, and varnished boots. No hat. Hair parted, brushed, oiled, under a green-lined parasol held in a big white hand. This man had truly accomplished something” (Conrad, 15) -Verbal irony. -What is accomplished by wearing clothes unsuitable for the African climate? -Reveals that bringing the culture of Europe to Africa isn’t necessarily smart.

12. Foreshadowing Foreshadowing - the presentation, in a work of literature, of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work. TYPES Classical: Events that will occur. Modern: Character changes. “I did not see the real significance of that wreck at once. I fancy I see it now, but I am not sure—not at all. Certainly the affair was too stupid—when I think of it—to be altogether natural” (Conrad, 18). -Foreshadowing of a character change (not necessarily that the manager changed, but that Marlow’s opinion of his character changed). -Reveals that there is much we have yet to learn about the manager!

13. Allusion Symbolism Irony Foreshadowing

14. Group Work: 1). Get into your group 2). Complete the worksheet 3). Be ready to share