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| is written purely for entertainment to help us pass the time(pleasure) |
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| is written to broaden and deepen and sharpen our awareness of life(pleasure+understanding) |
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| Signs of inexperienced reader |
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1.a sympathetic hero,one with whom the reader can in imagination identify himself as he reads and whose adventures and triumphs he can share
2.a plot in which sumthing exciting is always happening 3.happy outcome,which sends the reader away undisturbed, optimistic about the world he lives in 4.the story has a theme which confirms his already held opinions of the world |
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| is the method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character's appearance, (2) displaying the character's actions, (3) revealing the character's thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others. |
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is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express. All of the elements of literary terms contribute to theme. A simple theme can often be stated in a single sentence.
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"After reading (this book, poem, essay), I think the author wants me to understand......." provided by Judy Iliff & Fran Claggett |
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| a cliffhanger ending where the ending a cliff hanger where the ending is not totally determined. Reader must form own oppinion |
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| the outcome of a plot when conflicts are resolved or unravelled and misunderstandings are set straight. follows after the climax and part of falling action |
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| a character whose carious traits contribute to a "complexity" of character. Too rich to be reduced to a simple formula, these characters are often more difficult to "figure out" |
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| a character with only 1 or 2 character traits, usually a minor character in the piece of literature |
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| a character who does not change during the events of the plot |
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| a character who, by the end of the story, has changed |
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| an easily recognized character or one who evokes a fixed mental picture in the reader. example the wicked witch |
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| the exact opposite of the main character and therefore serves to magnify certain characteristics of the main character. Ex. In hamlet, laertes is a foil to hamlet. laertes rash, impetuous actions serve to emphasize hamlets's thoughtful prorastinations |
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| the author shows without comment a characters words and actions, implying rather than describing their traits character in literary work. BASICALLY WE SEE THE CHARACTERS ACTIONS AND WORDS IMPLIED RATHER THAN SAID |
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| the author tells his reader directly what the character is like by exposition or analysis. |
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| the emotional climate established usually at the start of a literary work |
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| a story told in third person. THe reader is given insights into the thought of only ONE or TWO of the character in the story |
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| a story told in the third person. The reader has to interpret the characeter's actions/speech and uncover their meaning. This is a neutral point of view; the story is developed mostly through dialogue |
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| "all knowing". a tory told in the third person. the reader is given insight into the thoughts and feelings of several of the characters in the piece of literature |
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| the perspective from which a story is told |
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| the person who tells the story |
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| conversation between 2 or more ppl |
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| is when a character in a play unwittingly makes a remark which the audience/reader knows to be fateful or true |
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| is the difference between what is intended and what actually occurs |
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| is the difference between what is meant and what is said |
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| language not meant to be taken literally. This provides a writer with the opportunity to write imaginatively; it also tests the imagination of the reader, forcing the reader to go below the surface of a literary work. EX.My luv is a red,red rose. |
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| words that create pictures/images in a reader's mind by appealing to one or more senses: sight, taste ,touch ,hearing and smell. |
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| When does escape literature become interpretive literature? |
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| When it illuminates some aspect of human behaviour |
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| what does the discriminating reader take deeper pleasure in? |
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| takes deeper pleasure in fiction that deals with life |
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| What are two possible dangers of reading only escapist literature |
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| distort our view of reality and give us false concepts,leave us with merely superficial attitude toward life |
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| 3 types of conflict and 4 catergory's |
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| man vs man, man vs environment, man vs self , mental, physical , moral , emotional |
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| ways theme can be identified |
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| 1. generalization of life. 2. justifiable generalization. 3. not a simple moral. 4. a statement of subject and predicate,avoid familiar sayings, that fall back dully on formal clichés |
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