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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. A Review . When you do the literary luminary role , you need to find 2 examples of figurative language and/or literary devices. The following slides include things for you to look for. . Figurative Language. Imagery Personification Simile Metaphor Symbolism Irony

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms A Review

  2. When you do the literary luminary role, you need to find 2 examples of figurative language and/or literary devices. The following slides include things for you to look for.

  3. Figurative Language • Imagery • Personification • Simile • Metaphor • Symbolism • Irony • Foreshadowing

  4. Imagery • Definition – The language an author uses to create or represent sensory experiences. • Note – Imagery refers not only to language that creates pictures in the reader’s mind, but language that creates sounds, smells, tastes, and touch sensations as well.

  5. Personification • Definition – Animals, abstractions, and inanimate objects are given human qualities, characteristics, or reactions. • Example – Yogi Bear

  6. Simile and Metaphor • Simile – An analogy showing comparison uses the adverbs like or as. Thus, the comparison is indirect. • Example – “O, my luv is like a red, red rose” – Robert Burns. • Metaphor – An analogy stated in a way to imply that one thing is another. • Example Brain on Drugs Video

  7. Symbolism • Definition – Use of words, places, characters, or objects that mean something beyond what they mean on a literal level. • Examples of Symbolism

  8. Common Literary Devices in Most Novels • Tone • Mood • Motif • Allusion

  9. Tone • Definition – The attitude of the author toward the reader or the subject matter of a literary work. • Short Explanation – Think of this like tone of voice. If your father has an angry tone of voice, then his attitude toward you at that moment is angry.

  10. Mood • Definition – The atmosphere of a piece of writing. • Distinguishing between tone and mood: Think of mood as the atmosphere of a place, and tone as the attitude of a person. • Example – The mood of my room at home is relaxed. However, my mother’s tone toward me when she walked into my room was angry, because I had not cleaned it.

  11. Motif • Definition – A reoccurring element or structure such as an incident, a device, or a verbal formula which appears frequently in literature. Motifs do not necessarily have a symbolic meaning. • Example – In TheKite Runner blood is a motif: * Blood drips from Hassan’s pant leg. * The lamb was smeared in blood. * The pomegranate juice covers Hassan, like blood. * The bike is red like blood.

  12. Allusion • Definition – A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or other piece of literature. • Examples – The show Family Guy makes allusions in many episodes. • Kool Aid Man • Family Guy

  13. Irony • Full Definition – an incongruity between appearance or expectation and reality. • Basic Definition – Often times, something completely opposite of what is expected happens in the plot. • Three types: Situational, Verbal, Dramatic

  14. Foreshadowing • Definition – The technique of introducing into a narrative material that prepares the reader or audience for future events, actions, or revelations. • Examples – Nick talking to Offred and the Commander standing outside Offred’s room. What might these actions foreshadow?

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